Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Mauritania
Mauritania: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 21.5 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
21.5
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
115th
of 193 countries
All-time high
21.5
in 2022
All-time low
5.61
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Mauritania, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 21.5 for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 42.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Mauritania peaked at 21.5 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.61, in 1990.
That places Mauritania 115th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.61 | — |
| 1991 | 5.87 | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 6.14 | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 6.44 | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 6.75 | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 7.08 | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 7.43 | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 7.8 | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 8.2 | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 8.62 | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 9.07 | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 9.54 | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 10.03 | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 10.54 | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 11.06 | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 11.58 | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 12.09 | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 12.6 | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 13.11 | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 13.6 | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 14.09 | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 14.57 | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 15.06 | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 15.55 | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 16.06 | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 16.61 | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 17.2 | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 17.84 | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 18.51 | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 19.22 | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 19.96 | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 20.72 | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 21.5 | +3.8% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 21.5 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15.63, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 21.5 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.8, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.99 | 5.61 | 8.62 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.32 | 9.07 | 13.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.47 | 14.09 | 19.22 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.73 | 19.96 | 21.5 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
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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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.077 units per person (2025)
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- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Mauritania?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Mauritania was 21.5 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 21.5 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.61 in 1990.
- How does Mauritania rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Mauritania ranks 115th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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