Mauritania vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Prevalence of anemia among children

Mauritania
65.5%
in 2019
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
43.4%
in 2019
Mauritania rank
17th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
18th

Prevalence of anemia among children over time

  • Mauritania
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
020406080200020092019

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 65.5% against 43.4% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 22.1%.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.5 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.

Mauritania ranks 17th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 18th of 190 countries.

Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
2000s 72.2% 48.9% 23.4% Mauritania
2010s 68.1% 44.7% 23.4% Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of anemia among children, Mauritania or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Mauritania, at 65.5% against 43.4% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2019.
What is the difference in prevalence of anemia among children between Mauritania and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
22.1%, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
How do Mauritania and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for prevalence of anemia among children?
Mauritania ranks 17th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 18th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children ages 6-59 months). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children ages 6-59 months)
Unit
% of children ages 6-59 months
Source
Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
236 places, 4,716 data points, 2000–2019
Last refreshed

Prevalence of anemia, children ages 6-59 months, is the percentage of children ages 6-59 months whose hemoglobin level is less than 110 grams per liter, adjusted for altitude.