Child adolescent obesity in Mauritania
Mauritania: Child adolescent obesity was 18.77 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
18.77
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
130th
of 199 countries
All-time high
18.77
in 2024
All-time low
4.18
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Child adolescent obesity in Mauritania, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child adolescent obesity in Mauritania is 18.77, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 33.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child adolescent obesity in Mauritania peaked at 18.77 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.18, in 1980.
Mauritania ranks 130th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.81 | 4.18 | 5.56 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.96 | 5.77 | 8.35 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.5 | 8.72 | 12.26 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.38 | 12.62 | 16.33 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.78 | 16.81 | 18.77 | 5 |
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More health data for Mauritania
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,563 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 653 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 70,970 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 66,635 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 69,336 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 67,815 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 69,383 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 72,578 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child adolescent obesity in Mauritania?
- Child adolescent obesity in Mauritania was 18.77 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child adolescent obesity recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 18.77 in 2024.
- What is the lowest child adolescent obesity recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.18 in 1980.
- How does Mauritania rank for child adolescent obesity?
- Mauritania ranks 130th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child adolescent obesity rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Child adolescent obesity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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