Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Mauritania
Mauritania: Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage was 86 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Mauritania, 1981–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Mauritania stood at 86.
That represents a change of up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Mauritania peaked at 90 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16, in 1998.
Mauritania ranks 122nd of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 18 | — |
| 1982 | 20 | +11.1% |
| 1983 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 21 | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 27 | +28.6% |
| 1986 | 32 | +18.5% |
| 1987 | 30 | -6.2% |
| 1988 | 28 | -6.7% |
| 1989 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 33 | +17.9% |
| 1991 | 29 | -12.1% |
| 1992 | 39 | +34.5% |
| 1993 | 44 | +12.8% |
| 1994 | 50 | +13.6% |
| 1995 | 55 | +10.0% |
| 1996 | 50 | -9.1% |
| 1997 | 28 | -44.0% |
| 1998 | 16 | -42.9% |
| 1999 | 53 | +231.2% |
| 2000 | 51 | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 75 | +47.1% |
| 2002 | 89 | +18.7% |
| 2003 | 76 | -14.6% |
| 2004 | 70 | -7.9% |
| 2005 | 71 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 68 | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 75 | +10.3% |
| 2008 | 74 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 64 | -13.5% |
| 2010 | 64 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 75 | +17.2% |
| 2012 | 80 | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 81 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 73 | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 74 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 76 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 77 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 80 | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 81 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 77 | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 85 | +10.4% |
| 2023 | 90 | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 86 | -4.4% |
| 2025 | 86 | +0.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 86 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 86, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 86 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 84, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +231.2% | 16 | 53 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24.89 | 18 | 32 | 9 |
| 1990s | 39.7 | 16 | 55 | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.3 | 51 | 89 | 10 |
| 2010s | 76 | 64 | 81 | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.17 | 77 | 90 | 6 |
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 perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Mauritania?
- Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage in Mauritania was 86 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 90 in 2023.
- What is the lowest perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 16 in 1998.
- How does Mauritania rank for perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage?
- Mauritania ranks 122nd out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Perception of the safety of vaccines vs vaccine coverage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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