In 2016, male obesity prevalence for Mauritius was 5.6 %. Between 1997 and 2016, male obesity prevalence of Mauritius grew substantially from 2.9 to 5.6 % rising at an increasing annual rate that reached a maximum of 6.67% in 1999 and then decreased to 3.70% in 2016.
The description is composed by our digital data assistant.Overweight and obesity are defined as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that presents a risk to health. A crude population measure of obesity is the body mass index (BMI), a person’s weight (in kilograms) divided by the square of his or her height (in metres). A person with a BMI of 30 or more is generally considered obese. A person with a BMI equal to or more than 25 is considered overweight. Overweight and obesity are major risk factors for a number of chronic diseases, including diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and cancer. Once considered a problem only in high income countries, overweight and obesity are now dramatically on the rise in low- and middle-income countries, particularly in urban settings.
Date | Value | Change, % |
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2016 | 5.6 | 3.70% |
2015 | 5.4 | 3.85% |
2014 | 5.2 | 4.00% |
2013 | 5.0 | 2.04% |
2012 | 4.9 | 4.26% |
2011 | 4.7 | 2.17% |
2010 | 4.6 | 4.55% |
2009 | 4.4 | 2.33% |
2008 | 4.3 | 4.88% |
2007 | 4.1 | 2.50% |
2006 | 4.0 | 2.56% |
2005 | 3.9 |