Births attended by skilled health staff in Mauritania
Mauritania: Births attended by skilled health staff was 70.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Births attended by skilled health staff in Mauritania, 1991–2021
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 70.4% for births attended by skilled health staff in 2021. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff in Mauritania peaked at 70.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 40.0%, in 1991.
That places Mauritania 145th out of 169 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Births attended by skilled health staff in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 40.0% | — |
| 2001 | 53.4% | +33.5% |
| 2007 | 57.1% | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 65.1% | +14.0% |
| 2015 | 69.3% | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 70.4% | +1.6% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 70.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84.0%, 84% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 70.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 78.1%, 90% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.0% | 40.0% | 40.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 55.2% | 53.4% | 57.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 67.2% | 65.1% | 69.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 70.4% | 70.4% | 70.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
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 births attended by skilled health staff in Mauritania?
- Births attended by skilled health staff in Mauritania was 70.4% in 2021, according to State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 70.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.0% in 1991.
- How does Mauritania rank for births attended by skilled health staff?
- Mauritania ranks 145th out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Births attended by skilled health staff are the percentage of deliveries attended by personnel trained to give the necessary supervision, care, and advice to women during pregnancy, labor, and the postpartum period; to conduct deliveries on their own; and to care for newborns.