People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 in Mauritania
Mauritania: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 was 31.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 in Mauritania, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Mauritania is 31.0%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 46.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Mauritania peaked at 31.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 15.3%, in 2000.
That places Mauritania 69th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.3% | — |
| 2001 | 15.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 16.2% | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 17.2% | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 18.2% | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 19.2% | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 20.2% | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 21.2% | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 22.1% | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 23.1% | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 24.1% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 25.1% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 26.1% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 27.0% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 28.0% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 29.0% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 30.0% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 31.0% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.8% | 15.3% | 23.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.5% | 24.1% | 31.0% | 8 |
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- 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)
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- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2093 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Mauritania?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 in Mauritania was 31.0% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
- What is the highest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 31.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.3% in 2000.
- How does Mauritania rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3?
- Mauritania ranks 69th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q3 rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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