Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q5 in Mauritania
Mauritania: Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q5 was 99.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q5 in Mauritania, 2001–2021
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in highest.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 99.1% for place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q5 in 2021. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q5 in Mauritania peaked at 99.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 84.6%, in 2007.
Mauritania ranks 7th of 36 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q5 in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 88.1% | — |
| 2007 | 84.6% | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 93.7% | +10.8% |
| 2015 | 98.3% | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 99.1% | +0.8% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 99.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 95.7%, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 99.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 96.3%, 1.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.3% | 84.6% | 88.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 96.0% | 93.7% | 98.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 99.1% | 99.1% | 99.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 4 Kyrgyzstan 99.7% compare
- 5 Benin 99.4% compare
- 5 Kazakhstan 99.4% compare
- 7 Rwanda 99.1% compare
- 9 Peru 98.4% compare
- 10 Dominican Republic 98.2% 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 place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q5 in Mauritania?
- Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q5 in Mauritania was 99.1% in 2021, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q5 recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 99.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q5 recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.6% in 2007.
- How does Mauritania rank for place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q5?
- Mauritania ranks 7th out of 36 countries with data for 2021.
- Is place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q5 rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. 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): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Place of delivery (Births at health facility): Percentage of live births in the three years preceding the survey which took place at health facility.