Mauritania
- Overview
- Obesity prevalence
- Contextual factors
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National obesity risk *7/10This is a composite ‘obesity risk’ score (out of 10, the highest risk) based on obesity prevalence, rate of increase, likelihood of meeting the 2025 target, treatment indicator and childhood stunting levels.Childhood obesity risk *5.5/11This is a ‘risk score’ for each country’s likelihood of having or acquiring a major childhood obesity problem during the 2020s, taking account of current prevalence levels and risk for future obesity (based on stunting among infants, maternal obesity, maternal smoking, and breastfeeding rates).
Obesity prevalence
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Obesity prevalence
Women, 2019-2021
| Survey type: | Measured |
| Age: | 15-49 |
| Sample size: | 6621 |
| Area covered: | National |
| References: | Office Nationale de la Statistique (ONS), ministère de la Santé (MS), et ICF. 2021. Enquête Démographique et de Santé en Mauritanie 2019-2021. Nouakchott, Mauritanie et Rockville, Maryland, USA : ONS, MS, et ICF. |
| Notes: | Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59. |
| Unless otherwise noted, overweight refers to a BMI between 25kg and 29.9kg/m², obesity refers to a BMI greater than 30kg/m². | |
Adults, 2006
| Survey type: | Measured |
| Age: | 15-64 |
| Sample size: | 2600 |
| Area covered: | Regional |
| References: | Mauritania STEPS Survey 2006 |
| Notes: | Nouakchott Region |
| Unless otherwise noted, overweight refers to a BMI between 25kg and 29.9kg/m², obesity refers to a BMI greater than 30kg/m². | |
Women, 2000-2001
| Survey type: | Measured |
| Age: | 15-49 |
| Sample size: | 5259 |
| Area covered: | National |
| References: | Office National de la Statistique - ONS/Mauritanie and ORC Macro. 2001. Enquête Démographique et de Santé Mauritanie 2000-2001. Calverton, Maryland, USA: ONS and ORC Macro. |
| Notes: | Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59. |
| Unless otherwise noted, overweight refers to a BMI between 25kg and 29.9kg/m², obesity refers to a BMI greater than 30kg/m². | |
Children, 2015
| Survey type: | Measured |
| Age: | 0-5 |
| Sample size: | 10108 |
| Area covered: | National |
| References: | Rapport final - Mauritanie - Enquête par grappes à indicateurs multiples MICS5 2015 - mars 2017. https://mics-su rveys-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/MICS5/West%20and%20Central%20Africa/Mauritania/2015/Final/Mauritania%202015%20MICS_French.pdf [Last accessed 15.06.21] |
| Notes: | Infants. |
| Definitions: | Weight for Height. Overweight or obesity = >2SD |
| Cutoffs: | Other |
Children, 2010
| Survey type: | Self-reported |
| Age: | 13-15 |
| Sample size: | 2063 |
| Area covered: | National |
| References: | Global School-based Student Health Survey (GSHS), available at https://www.who.int/ncds/surveillance/gshs/Mauritania_2010_FS.pdf (last accessed 24.11.20) |
| Notes: | WHO cutoffs. |
| Cutoffs: | WHO |
