Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Mauritania
Mauritania: Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week was 1.94 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Mauritania, 2010–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 1.94 for physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in 2025. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Mauritania peaked at 1.94 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.9, in 2013.
That places Mauritania 131st out of 138 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.9 | — |
| 2011 | 1.9 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.9 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.9 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.9 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.9 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.91 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.91 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.91 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.91 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.92 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.92 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.93 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.93 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.93 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 1.94 | +0.2% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 1.94 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.27, 86% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 1.94 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.15, 90% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.91 | 1.9 | 1.91 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.93 | 1.92 | 1.94 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More health data for Mauritania
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8878 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,563 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0789 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Mauritania?
- Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week in Mauritania was 1.94 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.94 in 2025.
- What is the lowest physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9 in 2013.
- How does Mauritania rank for physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week?
- Mauritania ranks 131st out of 138 countries with data for 2025.
- Is physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Physical activity among adolescents, mean active days per week. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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