Health in Mauritania

1,165 indicators covering health for Mauritania.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care 85.0% 2021 up 1.0% 78th
Generalist medical practitioners 701 2022 up 107.4% 85th
Average of 13 International Health Regulations core capacity scores 31.59 2017 up 17.0% 136th
New cases: pulmonary smear-negative 354 2012 down 48.5% 109th
Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV needing 200 2025 unchanged 70th
Total number of notified TB cases 2,438 2014 down 26.7% 103rd
The number of people with susceptibility test result for rifampicin 0 2021 β€” 146th
Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV 95 2025 up 15.9% 21st
Specialist medical practitioners 572 2022 up 173.7% 80th
New cases: pulmonary smear unknown/not done 0 2012 β€” 109th
Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate 73.0% 2011 up 25.9% 128th
Share of one year olds who received the rotavirus vaccine 86 2024 up 1,620.0% 41st
Insufficiently active 87.25 2016 down 0.2% 22nd
The number of people with susceptibility test result for rifampicin 0 2021 β€” 142nd
Number of presumed malaria cases 24,438 2024 down 85.9% 29th
Number of indigenous malaria cases 77,369 2024 up 241.9% 45th
Number of confirmed malaria cases 77,369 2024 up 241.9% 45th
Total number ofΒ  malaria cases 101,807 2024 down 48.0% 45th
Retreatment cases: treatment after default 0 2012 down 100.0% 126th
Yellow fever vaccine (YFV) immunization coverage among 1-year olds 0.0% 2017 β€” 38th
Number of suspected malaria cases 266,899 2024 up 14.4% 63rd
Retreatment cases: other 0 2012 down 100.0% 123rd
Retreatment cases: treatment after failure 20 2012 down 88.8% 79th
Unmet need for contraception 31.1% 2021 unchanged 3rd
Absolute number of deaths from ambient particulate air pollution 1,600 2015 up 23.1% 122nd
Natural disasters deaths 0 2022 β€” 7th
Antenatal care coverage - at least four visits 38.5% 2021 down 20.5% 92nd
Number of reported deaths from cholera 3 2011 β€” 31st
Number of cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis reported 622 2024 β€” 23rd
Domestic Expenditure on Malaria 126,886 2024 down 43.1% 68th
Exclusive breastfeeding 40.3% 2018 up 153.5% 45th
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture 1.3 2014 down 18.8% 97th
Number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test 76,080 2024 up 236.2% 39th
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum 1.5 2014 down 11.8% 57th
Malaria ITN use: Population in malaria-endemic areas who slept under 31.8% 2024 up 1,197.1% 32nd
Number of malaria suspects examined by rapid diagnostic test 187,667 2024 up 211.5% 54th
Number of people who received treatment with antibiotics for trachoma 0 2025 down 100.0% 22nd
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 33.5% 2017 up 30.5% 88th
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 47.8% 2017 up 44.9% 81st
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 68.3% 2017 up 20.3% 73rd
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 85.0% 2017 up 11.3% 74th
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 86.9% 2017 up 5.4% 86th
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 4.0% 2017 up 16.7% 87th
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 12.3% 2017 up 82.6% 81st
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 31.0% 2017 up 46.4% 69th
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 57.2% 2017 up 11.5% 60th
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 78.5% 2017 up 1.6% 60th
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 90.3% 2017 up 10.8% 3rd
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 69.7% 2017 up 3.7% 6th
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 37.6% 2017 down 2.7% 9th
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 8.4% 2017 down 28.0% 17th
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 0.0% 2017 down 98.3% 41st
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 31.0% 2017 up 35.8% 86th
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 35.4% 2017 up 38.9% 87th
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 45.2% 2017 up 48.2% 80th
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 53.2% 2017 up 21.7% 81st
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 75.6% 2017 up 22.1% 72nd
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 73.9% 2017 up 16.2% 76th
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 84.6% 2017 up 12.1% 78th
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 86.5% 2017 up 9.5% 87th