Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) in Mauritius
Mauritius: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) was 4.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Mauritius, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 4.8% for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in 2024.
That represents a change of up 11.6% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Mauritius peaked at 7.5% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2019.
That places Mauritius 107th out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%) in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.2% | — |
| 2001 | 7.4% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 7.5% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 7.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 7.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 7.4% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 7.2% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 6.9% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 6.6% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 6.2% | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 5.8% | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 5.4% | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 5.1% | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 4.8% | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 4.5% | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 3.8% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 3.8% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 3.9% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 4.1% | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 4.3% | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 4.8% | +11.6% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 4.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5%, 64% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 4.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.2%, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.1% | 6.2% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 3.7% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 3.8% | 4.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More infrastructure data for Mauritius
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.20 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 172.68 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 468,800 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 36.88 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.3763 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 468,800 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.76 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Mauritius?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Mauritius was 4.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 7.5% in 2002.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2019.
- How does Mauritius rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Mauritius ranks 107th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius 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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