Children moderately or severely overweight in Mauritius
Mauritius: Children moderately or severely overweight was 2.9 num th in 2024. βΌ Falling
Children moderately or severely overweight in Mauritius, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children moderately or severely overweight in Mauritius is 2.9 num th, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.5% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Mauritius peaked at 7.2 num th in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.3 num th, in 2019.
Mauritius ranks 146th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.66 num th | 5.2 num th | 7.2 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.24 num th | 2.3 num th | 4.7 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.54 num th | 2.3 num th | 2.9 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 143 Montenegro 3.2 num th compare
- 144 Brunei Darussalam 3 num th compare
- 144 Cabo Verde 3 num th compare
- 147 Micronesia 2.7 num th compare
- 148 Samoa 2.6 num th compare
- 149 Vanuatu 2.4 num th compare
More development goals data for Mauritius
- Red List Index 0.4603 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 21.6 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,206 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 8 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 8 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 7 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 8 (2025)
- Infant deaths 161 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Mauritius?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Mauritius was 2.9 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2 num th in 2000.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3 num th in 2019.
- How does Mauritius rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Mauritius ranks 146th out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. 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 Children moderately or severely overweight (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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