Mauritania vs Melanesia: Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel
Mauritania
70.4%
in 2021
Melanesia
78.5%
in 2025
Mauritania rank
160th
Melanesia rank
157th
Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel over time
- Mauritania
- Melanesia
How they compare
Melanesia currently reports 78.5% against 70.4% in Mauritania, a difference of 8.1%.
That makes Melanesia's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 160th and Melanesia ranks 157th of 178 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Melanesia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.2% | 55.0% | 0.3% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 67.2% | 63.0% | 4.2% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 70.4% | 72.3% | 1.9% | Melanesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel, Mauritania or Melanesia?
- Melanesia, at 78.5% against 70.4% in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel between Mauritania and Melanesia?
- 8.1%, with Melanesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Melanesia?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2021.
- How do Mauritania and Melanesia rank globally for proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel?
- Mauritania ranks 160th and Melanesia ranks 157th of 178 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.