Share of adults who are obese in Mauritius
Mauritius: Share of adults who are obese was 21.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who are obese in Mauritius, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of adults who are obese in Mauritius is 21.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are obese in Mauritius peaked at 21.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 1980.
That places Mauritius 120th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.7% | 4.4% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.7% | 7.7% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.3% | 12.3% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 16.4% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.3% | 19.5% | 21.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 117 Kyrgyzstan 21.5% compare
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More reference data data for Mauritius
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.4315 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.2881 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.3463 °C (2026)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.2322 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 176.59 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.2696 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Annual precipitation 949.52 millimeters (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are obese in Mauritius?
- Share of adults who are obese in Mauritius was 21.1% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of adults who are obese recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 21.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are obese recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 1980.
- How does Mauritius rank for share of adults who are obese?
- Mauritius ranks 120th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are obese rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of adults who are obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Obesity is defined here as a body mass index (BMI) above 30. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by the square of their height in meters.