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.
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 |
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More health data for Mauritania
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 41,224 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 43,793 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 42,910 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 45,242 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 44,786 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 46,813 (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.