3.8.1 Coverage of essential health services in Mauritania
Mauritania: 3.8.1 Coverage of essential health services was 40 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
40
Change on year
up 11.1%
World rank
180th
of 194 countries
All-time high
40
in 2021
All-time low
21
in 2000
Years of data
7
2000–2021
3.8.1 Coverage of essential health services in Mauritania, 2000–2021
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2021, 3.8.1 coverage of essential health services in Mauritania stood at 40. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 11.1% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 3.8.1 coverage of essential health services in Mauritania peaked at 40 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 21, in 2000.
That places Mauritania 180th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
3.8.1 Coverage of essential health services in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21 | — |
| 2005 | 25 | +19.0% |
| 2010 | 32 | +28.0% |
| 2015 | 33 | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 39 | +18.2% |
| 2019 | 36 | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 40 | +11.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23 | 21 | 25 | 2 |
| 2010s | 35 | 32 | 39 | 4 |
| 2020s | 40 | 40 | 40 | 1 |
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More health data for Mauritania
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8878 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 653 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,563 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2093 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2146 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 3.8.1 coverage of essential health services in Mauritania?
- 3.8.1 coverage of essential health services in Mauritania was 40 in 2021, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest 3.8.1 coverage of essential health services recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 40 in 2021.
- What is the lowest 3.8.1 coverage of essential health services recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 21 in 2000.
- How does Mauritania rank for 3.8.1 coverage of essential health services?
- Mauritania ranks 180th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is 3.8.1 coverage of essential health services rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of 3.8.1 Coverage of essential health services (index). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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