Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) was 13.2 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Mauritania, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Mauritania is 13.2, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 10.9% on the previous year and up 43.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Mauritania peaked at 14.4 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9, in 2015.
That places Mauritania 122nd out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.4 | — |
| 2001 | 13.9 | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 13.4 | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 12.9 | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 12.4 | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 11.9 | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 11.5 | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 11 | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 10.7 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 10.3 | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 10 | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 9.8 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 9.6 | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 9.4 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 9.2 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 9 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9.1 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 9.3 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 9.7 | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 10.2 | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 10.9 | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 11.9 | +9.2% |
| 2024 | 13.2 | +10.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.24 | 10.3 | 14.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.34 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.18 | 9.7 | 13.2 | 5 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 653 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,563 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 3.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0334 units per person (2025)
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- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0303 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Mauritania?
- Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) in Mauritania was 13.2 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 14.4 in 2000.
- What is the lowest overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 in 2015.
- How does Mauritania rank for overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands)?
- Mauritania ranks 122nd out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands) rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands), model-based estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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