Overweight in adults — all countries

Overweight in adults — Mauritius

Overweight in adults in Mauritius in 2024 — 53.3%. Ranked 84 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 26.6 pp.

2024 53.3% +0.4 pp vs 2023
World rank 84of 199
Period maximum 53.3%2024
Period minimum 26.7%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Overweight in adults — Mauritius, 1980–2024203040506019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 26.7%1981: 27.5%1982: 28.3%1983: 29.1%1984: 29.9%1985: 30.7%1986: 31.5%1987: 32.4%1988: 33.2%1989: 34.1%1990: 35%1991: 35.8%1992: 36.7%1993: 37.5%1994: 38.3%1995: 39.1%1996: 39.8%1997: 40.6%1998: 41.3%1999: 42%2000: 42.7%2001: 43.4%2002: 44%2003: 44.7%2004: 45.3%2005: 45.8%2006: 46.4%2007: 46.8%2008: 47.3%2009: 47.7%2010: 48.1%2011: 48.4%2012: 48.7%2013: 49.1%2014: 49.4%2015: 49.7%2016: 50.1%2017: 50.5%2018: 50.8%2019: 51.2%2020: 51.6%2021: 52%2022: 52.4%2023: 52.8%2024: 53.3%
Change over the period: +26.6 pp Annual average: 0.6 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Mauritius 53.3%
World computed 43.7%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 30.4%
Eastern Africa computed 23.9%
Overweight in adults — Mauritius, by year Mauritius All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 53.3 +0.4 pp
2023 52.8 +0.4 pp
2022 52.4 +0.4 pp
2021 52 +0.4 pp
2020 51.6 +0.4 pp
2019 51.2 +0.4 pp
2018 50.8 +0.4 pp
2017 50.5 +0.4 pp
2016 50.1 +0.4 pp
2015 49.7 +0.3 pp
2014 49.4 +0.3 pp
2013 49.1 +0.3 pp
2012 48.7 +0.3 pp
2011 48.4 +0.3 pp
2010 48.1 +0.4 pp
2009 47.7 +0.4 pp
2008 47.3 +0.4 pp
2007 46.8 +0.5 pp
2006 46.4 +0.5 pp
2005 45.8 +0.6 pp
2004 45.3 +0.6 pp
2003 44.7 +0.6 pp
2002 44 +0.6 pp
2001 43.4 +0.7 pp
2000 42.7 +0.7 pp
1999 42 +0.7 pp
1998 41.3 +0.7 pp
1997 40.6 +0.7 pp
1996 39.8 +0.8 pp
1995 39.1 +0.8 pp
1994 38.3 +0.8 pp
1993 37.5 +0.8 pp
1992 36.7 +0.8 pp
1991 35.8 +0.9 pp
1990 35 +0.9 pp
1989 34.1 +0.9 pp
1988 33.2 +0.9 pp
1987 32.4 +0.8 pp
1986 31.5 +0.8 pp
1985 30.7 +0.8 pp
1984 29.9 +0.8 pp
1983 29.1 +0.8 pp
1982 28.3 +0.8 pp
1981 27.5 +0.8 pp
1980 26.7

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.