Children moderately or severely overweight in Mauritania
Mauritania: Children moderately or severely overweight was 13.2 num th in 2024. βΌ Falling
Children moderately or severely overweight in Mauritania, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
In 2024, children moderately or severely overweight in Mauritania stood at 13.2 num th.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.9% on the previous year and up 43.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Mauritania peaked at 14.4 num th in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9 num th, in 2015.
That places Mauritania 121st out of 164 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.24 num th | 10.3 num th | 14.4 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.34 num th | 9 num th | 10 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.18 num th | 9.7 num th | 13.2 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More development goals data for Mauritania
- Red List Index 0.967 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 716.05 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 110.31 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 20 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 20 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 12 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 8 (2025)
- Infant deaths 5,244 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Mauritania?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Mauritania was 13.2 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 14.4 num th in 2000.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 num th in 2015.
- How does Mauritania rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Mauritania ranks 121st out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.5%. 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 Children moderately or severely overweight (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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