Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard in Mauritius
Mauritius: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard was 6.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
6.9%
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
38th
of 198 countries
All-time high
12.9%
in 1980
All-time low
6.9%
in 2024
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard in Mauritius, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Mauritius stood at 6.9%. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Mauritius peaked at 12.9% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 2024.
Mauritius ranks 38th of 198 countries on this measure, 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 Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 12.9% | — |
| 1981 | 12.7% | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 12.6% | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 12.5% | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 12.4% | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 12.3% | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 12.2% | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 12.1% | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 12.0% | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 11.9% | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 11.7% | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 11.6% | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 11.5% | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 11.3% | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 11.2% | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 11.0% | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 10.8% | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 10.6% | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 10.4% | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 10.2% | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 9.9% | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 9.7% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 9.5% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 9.2% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 9.0% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 8.8% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 8.6% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 8.4% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 8.2% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 8.1% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 7.9% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 7.8% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 7.7% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 7.6% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 7.6% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 7.5% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 7.4% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 7.3% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 7.3% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 7.2% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 7.1% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 7.1% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 7.0% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 7.0% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 6.9% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.4% | 11.9% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.0% | 10.2% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.9% | 8.1% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 7.2% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 6.9% | 7.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 35 Trinidad and Tobago 7.1% compare
- 36 Guinea-Bissau 7.0% compare
- 37 Libya 7.0% compare
- 39 Guyana 6.9% compare
- 40 Oman 6.8% compare
- 41 Burkina Faso 6.7% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Mauritius?
- Thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard in Mauritius was 6.9% 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 Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 12.9% in 1980.
- What is the lowest thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 2024.
- How does Mauritius rank for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
- Mauritius ranks 38th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius 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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