Health in Mauritania 1,154 indicators covering health for Mauritania. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Tuberculosis case detection rate 70.0% 2023 up 40.0% 127th Tuberculosis mortality rates excludes people who are also infected wit 9.6 2024 down 56.4% 61st People practicing open defecation 16.2% 2024 down 50.4% 22nd Hospital beds per 1000 people 0.4 2006 β 167th Current health expenditure 4.3% 2023 up 51.4% 146th Current health expenditure per capita 92.11 current US$ 2023 up 66.0% 146th Out-of-pocket expenditure 43.8% 2023 down 12.8% 50th Out-of-pocket expenditure per capita 40.32 current US$ 2023 up 44.8% 135th Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type 84 2022 up 23.5% 91st Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases 0 2025 down 100.0% 65th Tuberculosis case detection rate 70 2023 up 40.0% 129th Domestic general government health expenditure 34.2% 2023 down 9.5% 145th Domestic general government health expenditure per capita, PPP 103.06 current international $ 2023 up 135.6% 144th Domestic private health expenditure 46.4% 2023 down 13.0% 66th Domestic private health expenditure per capita 42.7 current US$ 2023 up 44.4% 143rd Healthcare expenditure vs gdp 301.7 2023 up 160.4% 145th Annual healthcare expenditure per capita 301.7 2023 up 160.4% 145th Out of pocket expenditure per capita on healthcare 132.06 2023 up 127.1% 133rd Tax revenue per capita and public health spending per capita in develo 103.06 2023 up 135.6% 144th Incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously unin 0.0534 2024 down 29.1% 121st Incidence of hiv by age 0.0534 2024 down 29.1% 121st Immunization, Hib3 86.0% 2024 up 6.2% 122nd Number of infant deaths 5,244 2024 down 7.6% 65th Number of under-five deaths 6,361 2024 down 11.7% 65th Number of neonatal deaths 3,660 2024 down 4.6% 60th Adolescent fertility rate 87.57 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 2024 down 12.4% 25th Sex ratio at birth 1.03 male births per female births 2024 unchanged 183rd Correlation between child mortality and mean years of schooling for th 3.69 2024 down 27.0% 49th Reported cases of measles 1,107 2024 up 7,807.1% 37th Child mortality by income level of country 3.69 2024 down 27.0% 49th Child mortality vs health expenditure 3.69 2024 down 27.0% 49th Share of children vaccinated against measles 93 2024 up 24.0% 74th Child mortality vs electoral democracy 3.69 2024 down 27.0% 49th Infant mortality 3.02 2024 down 23.2% 47th Child deaths igme data 6,361 2024 down 11.7% 65th Extreme poverty vs child mortality 3.69 2024 down 27.0% 49th Child mortality vs share of children immunized against diphtheria pert 3.69 2024 down 27.0% 49th Child mortality vs level of prosperity regression 3.69 2024 down 27.0% 49th Child mortality igme 3.69 2024 down 27.0% 49th Neonatal mortality wdi 2.08 2024 down 20.4% 43rd Child mortality by sex 4.07 2024 down 26.5% 46th Child mortality line chart by sex 3.3 2024 down 27.8% 50th Polio vaccine coverage of one year olds 85 2024 up 4.9% 127th Number of neonatal deaths by region 3,660 2024 down 4.6% 60th Child mortality 3.69 2024 down 27.1% 48th Under 5 mortality rate sdgs 3.69 2024 down 27.0% 49th Infant mortality rate wdi 2.68 2024 down 23.5% 46th Infant mortality by sex 3.34 2024 down 23.0% 47th Neonatal infant and child deaths 3,660 2024 down 4.6% 60th Child deaths life stage 1,117 2024 down 26.9% 62nd Number of infant deaths 5,244 2024 down 7.6% 65th Child mortality rate vs mean male height cm 3.69 2024 down 27.0% 49th Youth mortality rate 4.34 2024 down 27.2% 47th Child mortality complete gapminder 3.69 2024 down 27.0% 49th Child mortality gdp per capita 3.69 2024 down 27.1% 48th Number of neonatal deaths igme 3,660 2024 down 4.6% 60th Number of child deaths igme 6,361 2024 down 11.7% 65th Child mortality rate marimekko 3.69 2024 down 27.0% 49th Vaccination coverage who unicef 93 2024 up 24.0% 74th Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) 8.4% 2024 down 10.5% 45th β Previous Page 5 of 20 Next β