Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Mauritania
Mauritania: Pregnant women receiving prenatal care was 85.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Mauritania, 1991–2021
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Mauritania is 85.0%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Mauritania peaked at 86.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 48.0%, in 1991.
That places Mauritania 78th out of 99 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 48.0% | — |
| 2001 | 63.9% | +33.1% |
| 2007 | 75.4% | +18.0% |
| 2011 | 84.2% | +11.7% |
| 2015 | 86.9% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 85.0% | -2.2% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 85.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 91.8%, 93% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 85.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 93.2%, 91% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.0% | 48.0% | 48.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 69.7% | 63.9% | 75.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 85.6% | 84.2% | 86.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 85.0% | 85.0% | 85.0% | 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 pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Mauritania?
- Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Mauritania was 85.0% in 2021, according to State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest pregnant women receiving prenatal care recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 86.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest pregnant women receiving prenatal care recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.0% in 1991.
- How does Mauritania rank for pregnant women receiving prenatal care?
- Mauritania ranks 78th out of 99 countries with data for 2021.
- Is pregnant women receiving prenatal care rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Pregnant women receiving prenatal care (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care are the percentage of women attended at least once during pregnancy by skilled health personnel for reasons related to pregnancy.