Iran vs Mauritania: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles
Iran
11,990 one-year-olds
in 2023
Mauritania
13,045 one-year-olds
in 2023
Iran rank
94th
Mauritania rank
91st
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles over time
- Iran
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 13,045 one-year-olds against 11,990 one-year-olds in Iran, a difference of 1,055 one-year-olds.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 94th and Mauritania ranks 91st of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 2 and Mauritania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 791,834 one-year-olds | 37,134 one-year-olds | 754,700 one-year-olds | Iran |
| 1990s | 93,238 one-year-olds | 36,660 one-year-olds | 56,578 one-year-olds | Iran |
| 2000s | 26,644 one-year-olds | 33,680 one-year-olds | 7,036 one-year-olds | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 17,173 one-year-olds | 36,240 one-year-olds | 19,067 one-year-olds | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 12,522 one-year-olds | 26,446 one-year-olds | 13,924 one-year-olds | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles, Iran or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 13,045 one-year-olds against 11,990 one-year-olds in Iran as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles between Iran and Mauritania?
- 1,055 one-year-olds, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Mauritania?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
- How do Iran and Mauritania rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles?
- Iran ranks 94th and Mauritania ranks 91st of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of one-year-olds who have not had the first dose of the measles vaccine in a given year.