Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Newborns protected against tetanus (%) was 77.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newborns protected against tetanus in Mauritania, 1981–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 77.0% for newborns protected against tetanus in 2024.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newborns protected against tetanus in Mauritania peaked at 87.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 1981.
That places Mauritania 92nd out of 106 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Newborns protected against tetanus (%) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 5.0% | — |
| 1982 | 8.0% | +60.0% |
| 1983 | 16.0% | +100.0% |
| 1984 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 17.0% | +6.2% |
| 1986 | 23.0% | +35.3% |
| 1987 | 32.0% | +39.1% |
| 1988 | 20.0% | -37.5% |
| 1989 | 24.0% | +20.0% |
| 1990 | 24.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 32.0% | +33.3% |
| 1992 | 40.0% | +25.0% |
| 1993 | 36.0% | -10.0% |
| 1994 | 41.0% | +13.9% |
| 1995 | 43.0% | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 45.0% | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 70.0% | +55.6% |
| 1998 | 57.0% | -18.6% |
| 1999 | 40.0% | -29.8% |
| 2000 | 44.0% | +10.0% |
| 2001 | 51.0% | +15.9% |
| 2002 | 59.0% | +15.7% |
| 2003 | 58.0% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 62.0% | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 59.0% | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 62.0% | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 77.0% | +24.2% |
| 2008 | 77.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 87.0% | +13.0% |
| 2010 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 80.0% | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 83.0% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 81.0% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 79.0% | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 77.0% | -2.5% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 77.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 87.5%, 88% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 77.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83.0%, 93% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Newborns protected against tetanus (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +100.0% | 8.0% | 16.0% |
| 1982 | +60.0% | 5.0% | 8.0% |
| 1997 | +55.6% | 45.0% | 70.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.9% | 5.0% | 32.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 42.8% | 24.0% | 70.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.6% | 44.0% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.7% | 80.0% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.6% | 77.0% | 83.0% | 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 newborns protected against tetanus in Mauritania?
- Newborns protected against tetanus in Mauritania was 77.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 87.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest newborns protected against tetanus recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 1981.
- How does Mauritania rank for newborns protected against tetanus?
- Mauritania ranks 92nd out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newborns protected against tetanus rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. 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 Newborns protected against tetanus (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Newborns protected against tetanus are the percentage of births by women of child-bearing age who are immunized against tetanus.