Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q2 in Mauritania
Mauritania: Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q2 was 79.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q2 in Mauritania, 2001–2021
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
The most recent figure for antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): q2 in Mauritania is 79.4%, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): q2 in Mauritania peaked at 80.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 49.9%, in 2001.
That places Mauritania 39th out of 45 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q2 in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 49.9% | — |
| 2007 | 66.9% | +34.1% |
| 2011 | 76.2% | +13.9% |
| 2015 | 80.5% | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 79.4% | -1.4% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 79.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 89.2%, 89% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 79.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 92.6%, 86% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.4% | 49.9% | 66.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 78.3% | 76.2% | 80.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 79.4% | 79.4% | 79.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 36 Burkina Faso 81.0% compare
- 37 Democratic Republic of Congo 80.8% compare
- 38 Benin 80.4% compare
- 40 Guinea 77.6% compare
- 41 Mali 69.1% compare
- 42 Bangladesh 66.6% 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.077 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): q2 in Mauritania?
- Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): q2 in Mauritania was 79.4% in 2021, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): q2 recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 80.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): q2 recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.9% in 2001.
- How does Mauritania rank for antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): q2?
- Mauritania ranks 39th out of 45 countries with data for 2021.
- Is antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): q2 rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Antenatal care: Percentage of women with one or more live births in the three (one, two) years preceding the survey who have received at least one antenatal care during pregnancy before the most recent birth from any skilled personnel and from a doctor. If the respondent mentioned more than one provider, only the most qualified provider is considered. The DHS surveys refer births in the three years preceding the survey, the MICS2 surveys refer births in the one year preceding the survey, and the MICS3 surveys refer births in the two years preceding the survey.