Vaccination coverage in Mauritania
Mauritania: Vaccination coverage was 86.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vaccination coverage in Mauritania, 2005–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, vaccination coverage in Mauritania stood at 86.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage in Mauritania peaked at 90.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 42.0%, in 2005.
That places Mauritania 118th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Vaccination coverage in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 42.0% | — |
| 2006 | 68.0% | +61.9% |
| 2007 | 74.0% | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 74.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 64.0% | -13.5% |
| 2010 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 75.0% | +17.2% |
| 2012 | 80.0% | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 81.0% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 73.0% | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 74.0% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 76.0% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 77.0% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 80.0% | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 81.0% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 77.0% | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 85.0% | +10.4% |
| 2023 | 90.0% | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 86.0% | -4.4% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 86.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84.0%, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 86.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 82.5%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vaccination coverage in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +61.9% | 42.0% | 68.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.4% | 42.0% | 74.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 76.0% | 64.0% | 81.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.8% | 77.0% | 90.0% | 5 |
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 vaccination coverage in Mauritania?
- Vaccination coverage in Mauritania was 86.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest vaccination coverage recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 90.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.0% in 2005.
- How does Mauritania rank for vaccination coverage?
- Mauritania ranks 118th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Vaccination coverage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of one-year-olds who have had three doses of the hepatitis B vaccine in a given year.