Mauritania - Prevalence of Overweight Among Women

Since 2014, Mauritania Prevalence of Overweight Among Women was up 1.5points year on year. In 2019, the country was ranked number 129 among other countries in Prevalence of Overweight Among Women with 44.1 Percent of Female Adults. Mauritania is overtaken by Malaysia, which was ranked number 128 at 44.9 Percent of Female Adults and is followed by Cameroon at 43.4 Percent of Female Adults. Nauru ranked the highest with 89 Percent of Female Adults in 2019, that is a growth of 0.1points versus 2018. Palau, Marshall Islands and Tuvalu respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Bangladesh witnessed the best average annual growth at +2.4points per year, while Nauru witnessed the worst performance at +0.1points per year.

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Date Percent of Female Adults
2019 44.10
2018 43.50
2017 42.90
2016 42.30
2015 41.70
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How does Mauritania rank in Prevalence of Overweight Among Women?

# 188 Countries Percent of Female Adults Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Nauru
89.00 % 2019 +0.1 % +0.1 % View data
2 #2
Palau
86.70 % 2019 +0.2 % +0.3 % View data
128 #128
Malaysia
44.90 % 2019 +1.4 % +1.6 % View data
129 #129
Mauritania
44.10 % 2019 +1.4 % +1.5 % View data
130 #130
Cameroon
43.40 % 2019 +1.4 % +1.5 % View data
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