Prevalence of overweight in Mauritius
Mauritius: Prevalence of overweight was 51.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight in Mauritius, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of overweight in Mauritius stood at 51.1%. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight in Mauritius peaked at 51.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 35.1%, in 1990.
That places Mauritius 119th 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 in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 35.1% | — |
| 1991 | 36.0% | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 36.8% | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 37.7% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 38.5% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 39.2% | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 40.0% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 40.7% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 41.5% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 42.2% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 42.9% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 43.5% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 44.1% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 44.8% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 45.4% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 45.9% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 46.4% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 46.9% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 47.3% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 47.7% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 48.0% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 48.3% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 48.5% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 48.7% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 49.0% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 49.2% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 49.5% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 49.7% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 50.0% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 50.2% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 50.5% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 50.8% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 51.1% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.8% | 35.1% | 42.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.5% | 42.9% | 47.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.1% | 48.0% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.8% | 50.5% | 51.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 116 Luxembourg 51.5% compare
- 117 Papua New Guinea 51.4% compare
- 118 Vanuatu 51.3% compare
- 120 Belgium 51.1% compare
- 121 Sweden 50.5% compare
- 122 Montenegro 50.0% 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 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0241 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -1.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0234 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate -3.77 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight in Mauritius?
- Prevalence of overweight in Mauritius was 51.1% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 51.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.1% in 1990.
- How does Mauritius rank for prevalence of overweight?
- Mauritius ranks 119th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius 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 (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight adults is the percentage of adults 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.