Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Mauritania
Mauritania: Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week was 40.7% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
40.7%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
4th
of 138 countries
All-time high
41.0%
in 2013
All-time low
40.7%
in 2025
Years of data
16
2010–2025
Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Mauritania, 2010–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 40.7% for physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Mauritania peaked at 41.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 40.7%, in 2025.
Mauritania ranks 4th of 138 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 40.9% | — |
| 2011 | 41.0% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 41.0% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 41.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 41.0% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 40.9% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 40.9% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 40.9% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 40.9% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 40.8% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 40.8% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 40.8% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 40.7% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 40.7% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 40.7% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 40.7% | -0.1% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 40.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 31.1%, 1.3× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 40.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 32.2%, 1.3× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 40.9% | 40.8% | 41.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.7% | 40.7% | 40.8% | 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, no active days in the past week in Mauritania?
- Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Mauritania was 40.7% in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 41.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.7% in 2025.
- How does Mauritania rank for physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week?
- Mauritania ranks 4th out of 138 countries with data for 2025.
- Is physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. 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, no active days in the past week, prevalence (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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