Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Mauritania
Mauritania: Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine was 93.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Mauritania, 1981–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Mauritania is 93.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Mauritania peaked at 93.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.0%, in 1987.
Mauritania ranks 76th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 45.0% | — |
| 1982 | 44.0% | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 43.0% | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 42.0% | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 41.0% | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 40.0% | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 27.0% | -32.5% |
| 1988 | 45.0% | +66.7% |
| 1989 | 42.0% | -6.7% |
| 1990 | 38.0% | -9.5% |
| 1991 | 32.0% | -15.8% |
| 1992 | 43.0% | +34.4% |
| 1993 | 49.0% | +14.0% |
| 1994 | 53.0% | +8.2% |
| 1995 | 67.0% | +26.4% |
| 1996 | 66.0% | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 64.0% | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 63.0% | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 62.0% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 46.0% | -25.8% |
| 2001 | 58.0% | +26.1% |
| 2002 | 87.0% | +50.0% |
| 2003 | 84.0% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 73.0% | -13.1% |
| 2005 | 65.0% | -11.0% |
| 2006 | 62.0% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 67.0% | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 65.0% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 59.0% | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 67.0% | +13.6% |
| 2011 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 75.0% | +11.9% |
| 2013 | 80.0% | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 75.0% | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 70.0% | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 73.0% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 75.0% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 78.0% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 75.0% | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 82.0% | +9.3% |
| 2021 | 75.0% | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 84.0% | +12.0% |
| 2023 | 92.0% | +9.5% |
| 2024 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 93.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 82.0%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 93.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 81.0%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +66.7% | 27.0% | 45.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 41.0% | 27.0% | 45.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 53.7% | 32.0% | 67.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.6% | 46.0% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.5% | 67.0% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.2% | 75.0% | 93.0% | 5 |
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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 share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Mauritania?
- Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Mauritania was 93.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children vaccinated, by vaccine recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 93.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of children vaccinated, by vaccine recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.0% in 1987.
- How does Mauritania rank for share of children vaccinated, by vaccine?
- Mauritania ranks 76th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children vaccinated, by vaccine rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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