Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Mauritania
Mauritania: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria was 0.0032 one-year-olds per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Mauritania, 1981–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in one-year-olds per person.
Analysis
In 2023, number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Mauritania stood at 0.0032 one-year-olds per person. That is the lowest value across all 43 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 34.1% on the previous year and down 55.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Mauritania peaked at 0.0306 one-year-olds per person in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.0032 one-year-olds per person, in 2023.
That places Mauritania 61st out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | one-year-olds per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.0306 one-year-olds per person | — |
| 1982 | 0.0299 one-year-olds per person | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0298 one-year-olds per person | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0293 one-year-olds per person | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.027 one-year-olds per person | -8.0% |
| 1986 | 0.025 one-year-olds per person | -7.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0255 one-year-olds per person | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0261 one-year-olds per person | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.026 one-year-olds per person | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0243 one-year-olds per person | -6.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0256 one-year-olds per person | +5.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0218 one-year-olds per person | -14.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0198 one-year-olds per person | -9.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0179 one-year-olds per person | -9.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0164 one-year-olds per person | -8.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0183 one-year-olds per person | +11.7% |
| 1997 | 0.026 one-year-olds per person | +42.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0296 one-year-olds per person | +13.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0161 one-year-olds per person | -45.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0166 one-year-olds per person | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0084 one-year-olds per person | -49.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0037 one-year-olds per person | -55.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0082 one-year-olds per person | +118.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0102 one-year-olds per person | +25.3% |
| 2005 | 0.01 one-year-olds per person | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0111 one-year-olds per person | +11.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0087 one-year-olds per person | -21.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0091 one-year-olds per person | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0127 one-year-olds per person | +39.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0128 one-year-olds per person | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.009 one-year-olds per person | -30.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0072 one-year-olds per person | -19.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0072 one-year-olds per person | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0068 one-year-olds per person | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0095 one-year-olds per person | +39.6% |
| 2016 | 0.009 one-year-olds per person | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0083 one-year-olds per person | -8.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0079 one-year-olds per person | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0068 one-year-olds per person | -13.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0064 one-year-olds per person | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0076 one-year-olds per person | +19.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0049 one-year-olds per person | -35.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0032 one-year-olds per person | -34.1% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.0032 one-year-olds per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0036 one-year-olds per person, 91% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.0032 one-year-olds per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0048 one-year-olds per person, 68% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +118.8% | 0.0037 one-year-olds per person | 0.0082 one-year-olds per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0277 one-year-olds per person | 0.025 one-year-olds per person | 0.0306 one-year-olds per person | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0216 one-year-olds per person | 0.0161 one-year-olds per person | 0.0296 one-year-olds per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0099 one-year-olds per person | 0.0037 one-year-olds per person | 0.0166 one-year-olds per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0085 one-year-olds per person | 0.0068 one-year-olds per person | 0.0128 one-year-olds per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0055 one-year-olds per person | 0.0032 one-year-olds per person | 0.0076 one-year-olds per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 58 Palestine 0.0033 one-year-olds per person compare
- 59 Cambodia 0.0033 one-year-olds per person compare
- 60 Marshall Islands 0.0033 one-year-olds per person compare
- 62 Zambia 0.0031 one-year-olds per person compare
- 63 Uganda 0.003 one-year-olds per person compare
- 64 Kyrgyzstan 0.003 one-year-olds per person compare
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 number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Mauritania?
- Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria in Mauritania was 0.0032 one-year-olds per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0306 one-year-olds per person in 1981.
- What is the lowest number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0032 one-year-olds per person in 2023.
- How does Mauritania rank for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria?
- Mauritania ranks 61st out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.