Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard in Mauritania
Mauritania: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard was 9.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard in Mauritania, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Mauritania is 9.3%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Mauritania peaked at 14.4% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 2024.
That places Mauritania 21st out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 14.4% | — |
| 1981 | 14.3% | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 14.2% | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 14.1% | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 14.1% | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 14.0% | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 14.0% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 13.9% | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 13.9% | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 13.8% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 13.7% | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 13.7% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 13.6% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 13.5% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 13.4% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 13.3% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 13.1% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 13.0% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 12.8% | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 12.6% | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 12.4% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 12.2% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 12.0% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 11.8% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 11.6% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 11.4% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 11.2% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 11.0% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 10.8% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 10.6% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 10.5% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 10.3% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 10.2% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 10.1% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 10.0% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 9.9% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 9.8% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 9.7% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 9.6% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 9.6% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 9.5% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 9.4% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 9.4% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 9.3% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 9.3% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.1% | 13.8% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.3% | 12.6% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.5% | 10.6% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 9.6% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.4% | 9.3% | 9.5% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Mauritania?
- Thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Mauritania was 9.3% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 14.4% in 1980.
- What is the lowest thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 2024.
- How does Mauritania rank for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
- Mauritania ranks 21st out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard deviations below the median (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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