Newborns protected against tetanus in Mauritania
Mauritania: Newborns protected against tetanus was 77.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newborns protected against tetanus in Mauritania, 1981–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 77.0% for newborns protected against tetanus in 2024.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Mauritania peaked at 87.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 1981.
That places Mauritania 92nd out of 106 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.9% | 5.0% | 32.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 42.8% | 24.0% | 70.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.6% | 44.0% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.7% | 80.0% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.6% | 77.0% | 83.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Mauritania
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 74,246 (2025)
- Population, male 49.1% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 75,672 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 77,474 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 74,139 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 1.50 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 2.25 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 75,876 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 72,564 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 69,336 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newborns protected against tetanus in Mauritania?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in Mauritania was 77.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 87.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 1981.
- How does Mauritania rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
- Mauritania ranks 92nd out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Newborns protected against tetanus (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Newborns protected against tetanus are the percentage of births by women of child-bearing age who are immunized against tetanus.