Health in Mauritania

1,165 indicators covering health for Mauritania.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 85.4% 2017 up 5.4% 95th
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 88.5% 2017 up 3.9% 95th
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) 2.9% 2017 up 4.9% 88th
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) 5.2% 2017 up 26.8% 86th
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) 9.3% 2017 up 70.6% 85th
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) 18.0% 2017 up 49.5% 81st
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) 46.1% 2017 up 39.7% 71st
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban) 27.1% 2017 up 38.3% 70th
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban) 49.2% 2017 up 4.7% 62nd
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban) 64.0% 2017 up 6.1% 54th
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban) 73.4% 2017 up 3.6% 58th
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban) 87.4% 2017 down 0.0% 60th
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 94.7% 2017 up 11.6% 2nd
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q2 84.1% 2017 up 5.0% 4th
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q3 75.9% 2017 up 12.0% 6th
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4 57.9% 2017 up 8.5% 7th
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 23.0% 2017 down 14.6% 10th
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 37.0% 2017 down 11.3% 9th
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q2 14.0% 2017 up 9.1% 10th
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3 2.8% 2017 down 44.8% 17th
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q4 0.0% 2017 down 100.0% 48th
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q5 0.1% 2017 down 57.2% 24th
Population in areas that warrant treatment with antibiotics, facial 0 2025 down 100.0% 23rd
Population 0-24 59.6% 2011 down 5.0% 38th
Confirmed cases of MDR-TB 1 2012 down 90.9% 118th
Number of people operated for trachomatous trichiasis 0 2025 down 100.0% 41st
Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q1 66.6% 2021 down 5.9% 40th
Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q2 79.4% 2021 up 4.2% 39th
Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q3 90.7% 2021 up 3.1% 32nd
Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q4 95.9% 2021 up 5.0% 27th
Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q5 98.4% 2021 up 2.1% 23rd
Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q1 13.7% 2021 down 38.3% 19th
Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q2 16.5% 2021 down 1.2% 21st
Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q3 20.4% 2021 up 15.3% 23rd
Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q4 28.5% 2021 up 12.6% 22nd
Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q5 50.7% 2021 up 41.2% 21st
Tuberculosis prevalence rate 686 per 1000,000 population, WHO 2011 up 36.4% 6th
Current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): Q1 4.5% 2021 up 221.4% 41st
Current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): Q2 7.6% 2021 up 94.9% 43rd
Current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): Q3 11.8% 2021 up 37.2% 40th
Current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): Q4 18.2% 2021 up 22.1% 38th
Current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): Q5 23.0% 2021 up 17.3% 37th
Current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): Q1 5.5% 2021 up 139.1% 41st
Current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): Q2 8.9% 2021 up 97.8% 43rd
Current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): Q3 12.9% 2021 up 33.0% 41st
Current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): Q4 19.7% 2021 up 14.5% 40th
Current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): Q5 25.5% 2021 up 16.4% 37th
New cases: other 0 2012 33rd
Compliance with international health regulations 29 2015 up 7.4% 126th
Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration a 21.0% 2021 down 37.7% 42nd
Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q1 39.5% 2021 up 47.9% 30th
Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q2 59.4% 2021 up 29.4% 30th
Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q3 83.0% 2021 up 15.9% 24th
Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q4 97.2% 2021 up 9.0% 12th
Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q5 99.0% 2021 up 3.2% 10th
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q1 5.6% 2021 down 20.0% 25th
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q2 4.7% 2021 down 34.7% 30th
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q3 8.8% 2021 down 8.3% 26th
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q4 14.1% 2021 down 12.4% 27th
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q5 31.1% 2021 up 22.9% 24th