Immunization, BCG in Mauritania
Mauritania: Immunization, BCG was 95.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, BCG in Mauritania, 1981–2024
Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/). Measured in % of one-year-old children.
Analysis
The most recent figure for immunization, bcg in Mauritania is 95.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, bcg in Mauritania peaked at 99.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 57.0%, in 1981.
Mauritania ranks 72nd of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Immunization, BCG in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % of one-year-old children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 57.0% | — |
| 1982 | 61.0% | +7.0% |
| 1983 | 66.0% | +8.2% |
| 1984 | 70.0% | +6.1% |
| 1985 | 74.0% | +5.7% |
| 1986 | 73.0% | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 77.0% | +5.5% |
| 1988 | 79.0% | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 79.0% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 79.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 80.0% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 81.0% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 84.0% | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 82.0% | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 80.0% | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 79.0% | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 78.0% | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 77.0% | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 75.0% | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 78.0% | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 95.0% | +21.8% |
| 2002 | 99.0% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 96.0% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 94.0% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 91.0% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 86.0% | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 92.0% | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 89.0% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 81.0% | -9.0% |
| 2010 | 85.0% | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 86.0% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 95.0% | +10.5% |
| 2013 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 93.0% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 85.0% | -8.6% |
| 2016 | 86.0% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 88.0% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 89.0% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 90.0% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 92.0% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 89.0% | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 98.0% | +10.1% |
| 2023 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 95.0% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 70.7% | 57.0% | 79.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 79.5% | 75.0% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.1% | 78.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.2% | 85.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.2% | 89.0% | 98.0% | 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)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 3.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0063 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 4.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0049 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, bcg in Mauritania?
- Immunization, bcg in Mauritania was 95.0% in 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).
- What is the highest immunization, bcg recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest immunization, bcg recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.0% in 1981.
- How does Mauritania rank for immunization, bcg?
- Mauritania ranks 72nd out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, bcg rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/), published as part of Immunization, BCG (% of one-year-old children). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Child immunization rate, BCG is the percentage of children ages 12-23 months who received vaccinations before 12 months or at any time before the survey for BCG. A child is considered adequately immunized after one dose.