Mauritania vs Zambia: Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Mauritania
7.9%
in 2024
Zambia
8.2%
in 2024
Mauritania rank
50th
Zambia rank
47th
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Mauritania
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 8.2% against 7.9% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 50th and Zambia ranks 47th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.8% | 15.8% | 2.0% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 14.5% | 14.2% | 0.3% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 11.3% | 12.3% | 1.0% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 9.8% | 0.9% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 8.5% | 0.4% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate), Mauritania or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 8.2% against 7.9% in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Mauritania and Zambia?
- 0.3%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Zambia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Zambia rank globally for underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Mauritania ranks 50th and Zambia ranks 47th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.