Mauritania vs Rwanda: Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Mauritania
8.4%
in 2024
Rwanda
9.0%
in 2024
Mauritania rank
45th
Rwanda rank
42nd
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Mauritania
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 9.0% against 8.4% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 45th and Rwanda ranks 42nd of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 4 and Rwanda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.0% | 13.0% | 5.0% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 14.9% | 11.0% | 3.9% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 11.8% | 9.7% | 2.1% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 8.7% | 0.6% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 8.9% | 0.4% | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate), Mauritania or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 9.0% against 8.4% in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Mauritania and Rwanda?
- 0.6%, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Rwanda?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Rwanda rank globally for underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Mauritania ranks 45th and Rwanda ranks 42nd 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 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.