Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Mauritania
Mauritania: Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 8.54 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Mauritania, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Mauritania stood at 8.54. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Mauritania peaked at 16.1 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 8.54, in 2022.
That places Mauritania 44th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16.1 | — |
| 1991 | 15.84 | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 15.57 | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 15.3 | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 15.02 | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 14.73 | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 14.44 | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 14.15 | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 13.86 | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 13.56 | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 13.25 | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 12.94 | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 12.63 | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 12.32 | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 12.01 | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 11.71 | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 11.41 | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 11.13 | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 10.86 | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 10.6 | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 10.36 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 10.13 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 9.91 | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 9.72 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 9.53 | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 9.37 | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 9.22 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 9.08 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 8.95 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 8.84 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 8.73 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 8.63 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 8.54 | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.86 | 13.56 | 16.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.89 | 10.6 | 13.25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.51 | 8.84 | 10.36 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.63 | 8.54 | 8.73 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Mauritania?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Mauritania was 8.54 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 16.1 in 1990.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.54 in 2022.
- How does Mauritania rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- Mauritania ranks 44th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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