Share of men who are overweight or obese in Mauritania
Mauritania: Share of men who are overweight or obese was 28.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of men who are overweight or obese in Mauritania, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 28.0% for share of men who are overweight or obese in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men who are overweight or obese in Mauritania peaked at 28.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 1980.
Mauritania ranks 159th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.7% | 5.3% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.4% | 8.8% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.8% | 15.1% | 22.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.3% | 22.6% | 25.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.1% | 26.3% | 28.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men who are overweight or obese in Mauritania?
- Share of men who are overweight or obese in Mauritania was 28.0% 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 men who are overweight or obese recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 28.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of men who are overweight or obese recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 1980.
- How does Mauritania rank for share of men who are overweight or obese?
- Mauritania ranks 159th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of men who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania 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 men who are overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A person is defined as overweight if they have a body-mass index (BMI) equal to or greater than 25. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by his height in metres squared.