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By 2026, the prevalence of overweight adults in Mauritania is expected to reach 39.2%. This figure is 0.9 points higher than the 36.9 percent of the adult population recorded in 2021. Since 1980, the overweight prevalence rate in Mauritania has increased an average of 1.4 points per year. In 2021, Mauritania was ranked 127th in the world for overweight adults, with Cape Verde ahead of it at 36.9%. The Marshall Islands, Tuvalu and Kiribati had the second, third and fourth highest prevalence rates, respectively.
