Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q4 in Mauritania
Mauritania: Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q4 was 28.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q4 in Mauritania, 2001–2021
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
The most recent figure for antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q4 in Mauritania is 28.5%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q4 in Mauritania peaked at 28.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 15.8%, in 2007.
Mauritania ranks 22nd of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q4 in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 24.2% | — |
| 2007 | 15.8% | -34.7% |
| 2011 | 25.3% | +60.1% |
| 2015 | 19.7% | -22.1% |
| 2021 | 28.5% | +44.7% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 28.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 28.5%, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 28.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.2%, 2.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.0% | 15.8% | 24.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 22.5% | 19.7% | 25.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 28.5% | 28.5% | 28.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
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Frequently asked questions
- What is antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q4 in Mauritania?
- Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q4 in Mauritania was 28.5% in 2021, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q4 recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 28.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q4 recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.8% in 2007.
- How does Mauritania rank for antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q4?
- Mauritania ranks 22nd out of 45 countries with data for 2021.
- Is antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q4 rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. 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 (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q4. 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.