Immunization, measles in Mauritania
Mauritania: Immunization, measles was 93.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, measles in Mauritania, 1981–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of children ages 12-23 months.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 93.0% for immunization, measles in 2024. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, measles in Mauritania peaked at 93.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.0%, in 1987.
That places Mauritania 74th out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Immunization, measles in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % of children ages 12-23 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 45.0% | — |
| 1982 | 44.0% | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 43.0% | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 42.0% | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 41.0% | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 40.0% | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 27.0% | -32.5% |
| 1988 | 45.0% | +66.7% |
| 1989 | 42.0% | -6.7% |
| 1990 | 38.0% | -9.5% |
| 1991 | 32.0% | -15.8% |
| 1992 | 43.0% | +34.4% |
| 1993 | 49.0% | +14.0% |
| 1994 | 53.0% | +8.2% |
| 1995 | 67.0% | +26.4% |
| 1996 | 66.0% | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 64.0% | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 63.0% | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 62.0% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 46.0% | -25.8% |
| 2001 | 58.0% | +26.1% |
| 2002 | 87.0% | +50.0% |
| 2003 | 84.0% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 73.0% | -13.1% |
| 2005 | 65.0% | -11.0% |
| 2006 | 62.0% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 67.0% | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 65.0% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 59.0% | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 67.0% | +13.6% |
| 2011 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 75.0% | +11.9% |
| 2013 | 80.0% | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 75.0% | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 70.0% | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 73.0% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 75.0% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 78.0% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 75.0% | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 82.0% | +9.3% |
| 2021 | 75.0% | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 84.0% | +12.0% |
| 2023 | 92.0% | +9.5% |
| 2024 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 41.0% | 27.0% | 45.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 53.7% | 32.0% | 67.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.6% | 46.0% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.5% | 67.0% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.2% | 75.0% | 93.0% | 5 |
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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 immunization, measles in Mauritania?
- Immunization, measles in Mauritania was 93.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest immunization, measles recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 93.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest immunization, measles recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.0% in 1987.
- How does Mauritania rank for immunization, measles?
- Mauritania ranks 74th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, measles rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. 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, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Child immunization, measles, measures the percentage of children ages 12-23 months who received the measles vaccination before 12 months or at any time before the survey. A child is considered adequately immunized against measles after receiving one dose of vaccine.