Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Mauritania
Mauritania: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 was 47.19 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Mauritania, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Mauritania is 47.19, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Mauritania peaked at 47.19 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 17.87, in 1990.
That places Mauritania 124th 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.
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17.87 | — |
| 1991 | 18.72 | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 19.59 | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 20.49 | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 21.42 | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 22.38 | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 23.39 | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 24.43 | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 25.5 | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 26.61 | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 27.73 | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 28.89 | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 30.08 | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 31.25 | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 32.4 | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 33.52 | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 34.6 | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 35.62 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 36.56 | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 37.41 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 38.21 | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 38.97 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 39.71 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 40.42 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 41.13 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 41.85 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 42.58 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 43.33 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 44.08 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 44.85 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 45.62 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 46.41 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 47.19 | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.04 | 17.87 | 26.61 | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.81 | 27.73 | 37.41 | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.51 | 38.21 | 44.85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.41 | 45.62 | 47.19 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Mauritania?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Mauritania was 47.19 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 47.19 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.87 in 1990.
- How does Mauritania rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Mauritania ranks 124th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. 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 Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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