Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) was 45.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Mauritania, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Mauritania is 45.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Mauritania peaked at 45.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 1980.
That places Mauritania 137th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 12.0% | — |
| 1981 | 12.5% | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 13.0% | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 13.6% | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 14.1% | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 14.7% | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 15.3% | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 15.9% | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 16.5% | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 17.2% | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 17.9% | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 18.6% | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 19.3% | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 20.0% | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 20.8% | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 21.7% | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 22.6% | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 23.5% | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 24.5% | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 25.4% | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 26.4% | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 27.5% | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 28.6% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 29.6% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 30.6% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 31.6% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 32.6% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 33.4% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 34.3% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 35.0% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 35.7% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 36.4% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 37.1% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 37.8% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 38.4% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 39.1% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 39.8% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 40.4% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 41.1% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 41.8% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 42.5% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 43.2% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 43.9% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 44.6% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 45.2% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.5% | 12.0% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.4% | 17.9% | 25.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.0% | 26.4% | 35.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.8% | 35.7% | 41.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.9% | 42.5% | 45.2% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Mauritania?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) in Mauritania was 45.2% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 45.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 1980.
- How does Mauritania rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Mauritania ranks 137th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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