Weight-for-height >+2 SD in Mauritania
Mauritania: Weight-for-height >+2 SD was 0.9835 in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Weight-for-height >+2 SD in Mauritania, 2000–2021
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0.9835 for weight-for-height >+2 sd in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 35.8% on the previous year and down 69.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, weight-for-height >+2 sd in Mauritania peaked at 3.82 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.9835, in 2021.
That places Mauritania 90th out of 92 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.38 | 0.9893 | 3.82 | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.68 | 1.16 | 3.23 | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.26 | 0.9835 | 1.53 | 2 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 653 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,563 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0325 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5092 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is weight-for-height >+2 sd in Mauritania?
- Weight-for-height >+2 sd in Mauritania was 0.9835 in 2021, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest weight-for-height >+2 sd recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 3.82 in 2000.
- What is the lowest weight-for-height >+2 sd recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9835 in 2021.
- How does Mauritania rank for weight-for-height >+2 sd?
- Mauritania ranks 90th out of 92 countries with data for 2021.
- Is weight-for-height >+2 sd rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Weight-for-height >+2 SD (overweight). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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