People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Mauritania
Mauritania: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) was 49.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Mauritania, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Mauritania stood at 49.2%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Mauritania peaked at 49.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 45.7%, in 2000.
Mauritania ranks 62nd of 97 countries on this measure, 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, urban (% of urban) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45.7% | — |
| 2001 | 45.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 45.9% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 46.1% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 46.3% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 46.5% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 46.8% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 47.0% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 47.2% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 47.4% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 47.7% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 47.9% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 48.1% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 48.3% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 48.5% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 48.8% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 49.0% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 49.2% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.5% | 45.7% | 47.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.4% | 47.7% | 49.2% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 59 Afghanistan 50.0% compare
- 60 Mali 49.8% compare
- 61 Sudan 49.5% compare
- 63 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 43.8% compare
- 64 Nigeria 41.8% compare
- 65 Bangladesh 41.8% 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)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 3.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0334 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 3.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0303 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Mauritania?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Mauritania was 49.2% 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, urban (% of urban) recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 49.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.7% in 2000.
- How does Mauritania rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban)?
- Mauritania ranks 62nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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, urban (% of urban population): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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