Prevalence of overweight, female in Mauritania
Mauritania: Prevalence of overweight, female was 64.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, female in Mauritania, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of female adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight, female in Mauritania is 64.0%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight, female in Mauritania peaked at 64.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 26.4%, in 1990.
That places Mauritania 64th out of 196 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, female in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 26.4% | — |
| 1991 | 27.6% | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 28.8% | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 30.1% | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 31.4% | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 32.7% | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 34.1% | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 35.5% | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 36.9% | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 38.4% | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 39.9% | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 41.3% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 42.8% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 44.2% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 45.5% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 46.9% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 48.1% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 49.3% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 50.4% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 51.5% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 52.5% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 53.4% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 54.3% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 55.2% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 56.1% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 57.0% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 58.0% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 59.0% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 60.0% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 61.0% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 62.0% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 63.0% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 64.0% | +1.6% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 64.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 48.9%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 64.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 40.3%, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.2% | 26.4% | 38.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.0% | 39.9% | 51.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.6% | 52.5% | 61.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.0% | 62.0% | 64.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 61 Brazil 64.4% compare
- 62 Morocco 64.1% compare
- 63 New Zealand 64.0% compare
- 65 Uzbekistan 63.9% compare
- 66 Azerbaijan 63.6% compare
- 67 Tunisia 63.3% compare
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 653 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,563 deaths (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight, female in Mauritania?
- Prevalence of overweight, female in Mauritania was 64.0% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 64.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.4% in 1990.
- How does Mauritania rank for prevalence of overweight, female?
- Mauritania ranks 64th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight, female rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as part of Prevalence of overweight, female (% of female adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight female adults is the percentage of females ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 25 kg/m2. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.