Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Mauritania
Mauritania: Population with basic handwashing facilities at home was 17.0% in 2024. βΌ Falling
Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Mauritania, 2009β2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 17.0% for population with basic handwashing facilities at home in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 56.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Mauritania peaked at 41.2% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 17.0%, in 2023.
That places Mauritania 90th out of 112 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.2% | 41.2% | 41.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 36.1% | 26.7% | 41.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.9% | 17.0% | 24.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 87 Angola 19.1% compare
- 88 South Sudan 18.4% compare
- 89 Lesotho 17.7% compare
- 91 Sierra Leone 16.7% compare
- 92 Rwanda 16.0% compare
- 93 Guinea-Bissau 15.7% compare
More health data for Mauritania
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 653 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,563 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 41,224 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 43,793 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 42,910 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 45,242 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 44,786 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Mauritania?
- Population with basic handwashing facilities at home in Mauritania was 17.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population with basic handwashing facilities at home recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 41.2% in 2009.
- What is the lowest population with basic handwashing facilities at home recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.0% in 2023.
- How does Mauritania rank for population with basic handwashing facilities at home?
- Mauritania ranks 90th out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population with basic handwashing facilities at home rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population with basic handwashing facilities at home (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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