Pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving in Mauritania
Mauritania: Pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving was 16.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving in Mauritania, 2015–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 16.0% for pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 45.5% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving in Mauritania peaked at 16.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2015.
Mauritania ranks 31st of 33 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 0.0% | — |
| 2017 | 0.0% | — |
| 2018 | 0.0% | — |
| 2019 | 0.0% | — |
| 2020 | 0.0% | — |
| 2021 | 0.0% | — |
| 2022 | 7.0% | — |
| 2023 | 11.0% | +57.1% |
| 2024 | 16.0% | +45.5% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 16.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 46.0%, 35% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 16.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.0%, 46% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 0.0% | 16.0% | 5 |
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 pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving in Mauritania?
- Pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving in Mauritania was 16.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 16.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2015.
- How does Mauritania rank for pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving?
- Mauritania ranks 31st out of 33 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving at least 3 doses of Intermittent Preventive Treatment of Malaria for Pregnant Women (IPTp3) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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