Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q2 in Mauritania
Mauritania: Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q2 was 59.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q2 in Mauritania, 2001–2021
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
In 2021, place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q2 in Mauritania stood at 59.0%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q2 in Mauritania peaked at 59.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 26.5%, in 2007.
Mauritania ranks 26th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q2 in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 30.7% | — |
| 2007 | 26.5% | -13.7% |
| 2011 | 45.5% | +71.7% |
| 2015 | 51.9% | +14.1% |
| 2021 | 59.0% | +13.7% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 59.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 62.4%, 95% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 59.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 66.3%, 89% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.6% | 26.5% | 30.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 48.7% | 45.5% | 51.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 59.0% | 59.0% | 59.0% | 1 |
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)
- 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 place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q2 in Mauritania?
- Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q2 in Mauritania was 59.0% in 2021, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q2 recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 59.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q2 recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.5% in 2007.
- How does Mauritania rank for place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q2?
- Mauritania ranks 26th out of 36 countries with data for 2021.
- Is place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q2 rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Place of delivery (Births at health facility): Percentage of live births in the three years preceding the survey which took place at health facility.