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Overweight in adults — Mauritania

Overweight in adults in Mauritania in 2024 — 48%. Ranked 69 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 35.2 pp.

2024 48% +0.7 pp vs 2023
World rank 69of 199
Period maximum 48%2024
Period minimum 12.8%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Overweight in adults — Mauritania, 1980–2024020406019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 12.8%1981: 13.4%1982: 14%1983: 14.6%1984: 15.2%1985: 15.9%1986: 16.5%1987: 17.3%1988: 18%1989: 18.7%1990: 19.5%1991: 20.3%1992: 21.1%1993: 22%1994: 22.9%1995: 23.8%1996: 24.7%1997: 25.7%1998: 26.8%1999: 27.8%2000: 28.9%2001: 30%2002: 31.1%2003: 32.2%2004: 33.3%2005: 34.3%2006: 35.3%2007: 36.2%2008: 37%2009: 37.7%2010: 38.4%2011: 39%2012: 39.6%2013: 40.3%2014: 40.9%2015: 41.6%2016: 42.3%2017: 43%2018: 43.7%2019: 44.4%2020: 45.1%2021: 45.9%2022: 46.6%2023: 47.3%2024: 48%
Change over the period: +35.2 pp Annual average: 0.8 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Mauritania

Mauritania 48%
World computed 43.7%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 30.4%
Western Africa computed 33.8%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 38.3%
Overweight in adults — Mauritania, by year Mauritania All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 48 +0.7 pp
2023 47.3 +0.7 pp
2022 46.6 +0.7 pp
2021 45.9 +0.7 pp
2020 45.1 +0.7 pp
2019 44.4 +0.7 pp
2018 43.7 +0.7 pp
2017 43 +0.7 pp
2016 42.3 +0.7 pp
2015 41.6 +0.7 pp
2014 40.9 +0.7 pp
2013 40.3 +0.6 pp
2012 39.6 +0.6 pp
2011 39 +0.6 pp
2010 38.4 +0.7 pp
2009 37.7 +0.7 pp
2008 37 +0.8 pp
2007 36.2 +0.9 pp
2006 35.3 +1 pp
2005 34.3 +1 pp
2004 33.3 +1.1 pp
2003 32.2 +1.1 pp
2002 31.1 +1.1 pp
2001 30 +1.1 pp
2000 28.9 +1.1 pp
1999 27.8 +1.1 pp
1998 26.8 +1 pp
1997 25.7 +1 pp
1996 24.7 +1 pp
1995 23.8 +0.9 pp
1994 22.9 +0.9 pp
1993 22 +0.8 pp
1992 21.1 +0.8 pp
1991 20.3 +0.8 pp
1990 19.5 +0.8 pp
1989 18.7 +0.8 pp
1988 18 +0.7 pp
1987 17.3 +0.7 pp
1986 16.5 +0.7 pp
1985 15.9 +0.7 pp
1984 15.2 +0.6 pp
1983 14.6 +0.6 pp
1982 14 +0.6 pp
1981 13.4 +0.6 pp
1980 12.8 —

Western Africa, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

NE Niger 19.1 BF Burkina Faso 23.6 SL Sierra Leone 25.3 GN Guinea 30.2 BJ Benin 31.5 SN Senegal 32.7 GW Guinea-Bissau 32.8 TG Togo 33.6 ML Mali 34 GM Gambia 34.2 NG Nigeria 35.8 CI Côte d'Ivoire 36.4 GH Ghana 37.7 LR Liberia 39.1 MR Mauritania 48 CV Cabo Verde 48
Full table for all countries

About the indicator

The share of people aged 18 and over with a body mass index of 25 kg/m² and above. The threshold of 25 separates normal weight from excess weight, and this indicator includes everyone who is obese as well — that is, it is always larger than the obesity indicator rather than complementing it. The difference between the two series is the share of people with excess weight but without obesity.

Important: It includes obesity, so the two indicators cannot be added. The aggregate by group is weighted by the whole population rather than the adult one.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

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The share of adults with a body mass index of 30 and above. The WHO series runs from 1980.

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The share of the population with access to basic sources of drinking water.

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