Mauritius vs South Africa: Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese

Mauritius

7.1%

in 2014

South Africa

6.7%

in 2014

Mauritius rank

62nd

South Africa rank

64th

Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese over time

Mauritius
South Africa

How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 7.1% against 6.7% in South Africa, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Mauritius's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Mauritius ahead.

Mauritius ranks 62nd and South Africa ranks 64th of 198 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese
Unit: %
Source: NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 198 places, 7,920 data points, 1975–2014
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Share of men (% of adult population), who are underweight, healthy/normal, overweight or obese based on body mass index (BMI). Body Mass Index (BMI) is a person's weight divided by their height squared. The WHO define a BMI <=18.5 as underweight; 18.6 to 25.0 as normal/healthy; 25.1 to 30 as overweight; and >30.0 as obese.