Share of adults who are overweight or obese in Mauritius
Mauritius: Share of adults who are overweight or obese was 53.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who are overweight or obese in Mauritius, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 53.3% for share of adults who are overweight or obese in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are overweight or obese in Mauritius peaked at 53.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.7%, in 1980.
That places Mauritius 116th 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.
Share of adults who are overweight or obese in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 26.7% | — |
| 1981 | 27.5% | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 28.3% | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 29.1% | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 29.9% | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 30.7% | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 31.5% | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 32.4% | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 33.2% | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 34.1% | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 35.0% | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 35.8% | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 36.7% | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 37.5% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 38.3% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 39.1% | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 39.8% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 40.6% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 41.3% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 42.0% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 42.7% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 43.4% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 44.0% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 44.7% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 45.3% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 45.8% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 46.4% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 46.8% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 47.3% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 47.7% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 48.1% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 48.4% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 48.7% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 49.1% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 49.4% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 49.7% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 50.1% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 50.5% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 50.8% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 51.2% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 51.6% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 52.0% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 52.4% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 52.8% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 53.3% | +0.8% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 53.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 61.2%, 87% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 53.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 33.6%, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 30.3% | 26.7% | 34.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.6% | 35.0% | 42.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.4% | 42.7% | 47.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.6% | 48.1% | 51.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.4% | 51.6% | 53.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More reference data data for Mauritius
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0102 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0409 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0513 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0002 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0513 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0343 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2303 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2885 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0008 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are overweight or obese in Mauritius?
- Share of adults who are overweight or obese in Mauritius was 53.3% 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 overweight or obese recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 53.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are overweight or obese recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.7% in 1980.
- How does Mauritius rank for share of adults who are overweight or obese?
- Mauritius ranks 116th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. 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 overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Overweight is defined here as a body mass index (BMI) above 25. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by the square of their height in meters.