Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Mauritania
Mauritania: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard was 18.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
18.5%
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
140th
of 198 countries
All-time high
18.5%
in 2024
All-time low
3.7%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Mauritania, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 18.5% for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Mauritania peaked at 18.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 1980.
That places Mauritania 140th 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 children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 3.7% | — |
| 1981 | 3.8% | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 3.9% | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 4.1% | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 4.2% | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 4.4% | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 4.5% | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 4.7% | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 4.9% | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 5.1% | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 5.3% | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 5.5% | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 5.8% | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 6.0% | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 6.3% | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 6.6% | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 6.9% | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 7.3% | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 7.6% | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 8.0% | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 8.4% | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 8.8% | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 9.2% | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 9.6% | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 10.0% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 10.4% | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 10.9% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 11.3% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 11.7% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 12.0% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 12.4% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 12.7% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 13.1% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 13.4% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 13.8% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 14.2% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 14.6% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 15.1% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 15.5% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 16.0% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 16.5% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 17.0% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 17.5% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 18.0% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 18.5% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.3% | 3.7% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.5% | 5.3% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.2% | 8.4% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.1% | 12.4% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.5% | 16.5% | 18.5% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Mauritania?
- Overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard in Mauritania was 18.5% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 18.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 1980.
- How does Mauritania rank for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Mauritania ranks 140th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.0%. 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 children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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