Mauritania vs Zambia: Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Mauritania
8.4%
in 2024
Zambia
8.1%
in 2024
Mauritania rank
45th
Zambia rank
47th
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Mauritania
- Zambia
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 8.4% against 8.1% in Zambia, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 45th and Zambia ranks 47th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.0% | 15.6% | 2.4% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 14.9% | 13.9% | 1.0% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 11.8% | 12.0% | 0.2% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 9.5% | 0.1% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 8.3% | 0.2% | Mauritania |
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 Zambia?
- Mauritania, at 8.4% against 8.1% in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Mauritania and Zambia?
- 0.3%, with Mauritania 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 (crude estimate)?
- Mauritania ranks 45th 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 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.