Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Mauritania
Mauritania: Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine was 84.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Mauritania, 2015–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Mauritania is 84.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and up 1,300.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Mauritania peaked at 88.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2015.
Mauritania ranks 140th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 57.4% | 6.0% | 74.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 82.0% | 75.0% | 88.0% | 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 share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Mauritania?
- Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine in Mauritania was 84.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 88.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2015.
- How does Mauritania rank for share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine?
- Mauritania ranks 140th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,300.0%. 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 Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of one-year-olds who have had the first dose of the inactivated polio vaccine in a given year.