Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Mauritius
Mauritius: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 29.87 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
29.87
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
75th
of 193 countries
All-time high
29.87
in 2022
All-time low
6.57
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Mauritius, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Mauritius stood at 29.87. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Mauritius peaked at 29.87 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.57, in 1990.
Mauritius ranks 75th of 193 countries on this measure, 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 Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.57 | — |
| 1991 | 6.94 | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 7.33 | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 7.74 | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 8.19 | +5.8% |
| 1995 | 8.69 | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 9.22 | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 9.82 | +6.5% |
| 1998 | 10.47 | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 11.18 | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 11.94 | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 12.75 | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 13.61 | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 14.48 | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 15.37 | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 16.26 | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 17.14 | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 17.99 | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 18.81 | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 19.59 | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 20.35 | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 21.09 | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 21.81 | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 22.55 | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 23.28 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 24.01 | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 24.77 | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 25.56 | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 26.37 | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 27.2 | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 28.06 | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 28.95 | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 29.87 | +3.2% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 29.87 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 30.72, 97% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 29.87 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.8, 2.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.62 | 6.57 | 11.18 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.79 | 11.94 | 19.59 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.7 | 20.35 | 27.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.96 | 28.06 | 29.87 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Mauritius?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Mauritius was 29.87 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 29.87 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.57 in 1990.
- How does Mauritius rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Mauritius ranks 75th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius 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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