Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration) was 21.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration) in Mauritania, 2001–2021
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration) in Mauritania is 21.0%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 37.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration) in Mauritania peaked at 34.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 2001.
Mauritania ranks 42nd of 43 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 9.0% | — |
| 2007 | 32.0% | +255.6% |
| 2011 | 33.7% | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 34.5% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 21.0% | -39.1% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 21.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 42.7%, 49% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 21.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 42.4%, 50% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.5% | 9.0% | 32.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 34.1% | 33.7% | 34.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 21.0% | 21.0% | 21.0% | 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)
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- 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 diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration) in Mauritania?
- Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration) in Mauritania was 21.0% in 2021, according to State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration) recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 34.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration) recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 2001.
- How does Mauritania rank for diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration)?
- Mauritania ranks 42nd out of 43 countries with data for 2021.
- Is diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration) rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.7%. 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 Diarrhea treatment (% of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration and continued feeding). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children with diarrhea who received oral rehydration and continued feeding refer to the percentage of children under age five with diarrhea in the two weeks prior to the survey who received either oral rehydration therapy or increased fluids, with continued feeding.