Immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children) was 86.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, HepB3 in Mauritania, 2005–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of one-year-old children.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 86.0% for immunization, hepb3 in 2024.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, hepb3 in Mauritania peaked at 90.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 42.0%, in 2005.
Mauritania ranks 118th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % of one-year-old children | 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. (47 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 Immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children) 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,563 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0789 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, hepb3 in Mauritania?
- Immunization, hepb3 in Mauritania was 86.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest immunization, hepb3 recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 90.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest immunization, hepb3 recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.0% in 2005.
- How does Mauritania rank for immunization, hepb3?
- Mauritania ranks 118th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, hepb3 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 World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Child immunization rate, hepatitis B is the percentage of children ages 12-23 months who received hepatitis B vaccinations before 12 months or at any time before the survey. A child is considered adequately immunized after three doses.