Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Mauritania
Mauritania: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight was 1.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Mauritania, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Mauritania is 1.6%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 6.7% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Mauritania peaked at 3.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2018.
That places Mauritania 143rd out of 148 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.3% | — |
| 2001 | 3.1% | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 2.8% | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 2.6% | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 2.4% | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | -8.7% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | +7.1% |
| 2024 | 1.6% | +6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.5% | 1.8% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More infrastructure data for Mauritania
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.76 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 92.07 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 15,997 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.3095 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0031 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -47.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 15,997 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9207 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Mauritania?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Mauritania was 1.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2018.
- How does Mauritania rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Mauritania ranks 143rd out of 148 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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