Adolescent birth rate in Mauritania
Mauritania: Adolescent birth rate was 6.27 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
6.27
Change on year
down 26.5%
World rank
6th
of 180 countries
All-time high
17.93
in 2003
All-time low
6.27
in 2019
Years of data
14
2002–2019
Adolescent birth rate in Mauritania, 2002–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 6.27 for adolescent birth rate in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 26.5% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescent birth rate in Mauritania peaked at 17.93 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 6.27, in 2019.
Mauritania ranks 6th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Adolescent birth rate in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 17.74 | — |
| 2003 | 17.93 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 15.84 | -11.7% |
| 2005 | 16.61 | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 16.75 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 13.35 | -20.3% |
| 2009 | 7.6 | -43.1% |
| 2010 | 10.79 | +42.0% |
| 2011 | 11.1 | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 12.98 | +17.0% |
| 2014 | 8.44 | -35.0% |
| 2016 | 12.03 | +42.5% |
| 2018 | 8.53 | -29.1% |
| 2019 | 6.27 | -26.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.12 | 7.6 | 17.93 | 7 |
| 2010s | 10.02 | 6.27 | 12.98 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 3 Central African Republic 7.97 compare
- 4 Madagascar 7.08 compare
- 5 Mozambique 7 compare
- 7 Congo 6.17 compare
- 8 Liberia 6.06 compare
- 9 Mali 5.04 compare
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 adolescent birth rate in Mauritania?
- Adolescent birth rate in Mauritania was 6.27 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest adolescent birth rate recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 17.93 in 2003.
- What is the lowest adolescent birth rate recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.27 in 2019.
- How does Mauritania rank for adolescent birth rate?
- Mauritania ranks 6th out of 180 countries with data for 2019.
- Is adolescent birth rate rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Adolescent birth rate (per 1000 women). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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