Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Mauritius
Mauritius: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 9.16 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
9.16
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
30th
of 193 countries
All-time high
15.47
in 1990
All-time low
9.16
in 2022
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Mauritius, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Mauritius stood at 9.16. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Mauritius peaked at 15.47 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 9.16, in 2022.
That places Mauritius 30th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 15.47 | — |
| 1991 | 15.29 | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 15.09 | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 14.86 | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 14.61 | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 14.32 | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 14.01 | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 13.69 | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 13.36 | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 13.04 | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 12.74 | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 12.44 | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 12.16 | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 11.89 | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 11.62 | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 11.36 | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 11.1 | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 10.87 | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 10.65 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 10.47 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 10.32 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 10.19 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 10.08 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 9.99 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 9.92 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 9.85 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 9.77 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 9.68 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 9.58 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 9.47 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 9.36 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 9.26 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 9.16 | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.37 | 13.04 | 15.47 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.53 | 10.47 | 12.74 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.88 | 9.47 | 10.32 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.26 | 9.16 | 9.36 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 27 Trinidad and Tobago 9.33 compare
- 28 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 9.2 compare
- 29 Cape Verde 9.19 compare
- 31 Indonesia 9.15 compare
- 32 Ghana 8.34 compare
- 33 Malaysia 8.25 compare
More health data for Mauritius
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -10 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0345 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,032 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate -5.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0316 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate -0.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0363 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Mauritius?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Mauritius was 9.16 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 15.47 in 1990.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.16 in 2022.
- How does Mauritius rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Mauritius ranks 30th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 standard deviations below the median (crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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