Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): Q5 in Mauritania
Mauritania: Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): Q5 was 10.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): Q5 in Mauritania, 2001–2021
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in highest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q5 in Mauritania is 10.5%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q5 in Mauritania peaked at 28.3% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 10.5%, in 2021.
That places Mauritania 36th out of 36 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): Q5 in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 28.3% | — |
| 2007 | 14.1% | -50.2% |
| 2011 | 11.1% | -21.3% |
| 2015 | 18.5% | +66.7% |
| 2021 | 10.5% | -43.2% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 10.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.8%, 63% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 10.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.9%, 62% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.2% | 14.1% | 28.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 14.8% | 11.1% | 18.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 10.5% | 10.5% | 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 prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q5 in Mauritania?
- Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q5 in Mauritania was 10.5% in 2021, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q5 recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 28.3% in 2001.
- What is the lowest prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q5 recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.5% in 2021.
- How does Mauritania rank for prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q5?
- Mauritania ranks 36th out of 36 countries with data for 2021.
- Is prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): q5 rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Prevalence of children with fever (% of children under 5): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Prevalence of children with fever: Percentage of children under age five years with fever in the two weeks preceding the survey.