Vaccinations (Measles) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q3 in Mauritania
Mauritania: Vaccinations (Measles) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q3 was 81.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Vaccinations (Measles) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q3 in Mauritania, 2001–2021
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
In 2021, vaccinations (measles) (% of children ages 12-23 months): q3 in Mauritania stood at 81.2%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccinations (measles) (% of children ages 12-23 months): q3 in Mauritania peaked at 81.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 64.6%, in 2001.
Mauritania ranks 23rd of 42 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Vaccinations (Measles) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q3 in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 64.6% | — |
| 2007 | 79.0% | +22.3% |
| 2011 | 75.0% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 72.0% | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 81.2% | +12.8% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 81.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 82.2%, 99% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 81.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 76.5%, 1.1× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.8% | 64.6% | 79.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 73.5% | 72.0% | 75.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 81.2% | 81.2% | 81.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 20 Ghana 83.3% compare
- 21 Uganda 83.0% compare
- 22 Philippines 82.5% compare
- 24 Indonesia 80.6% compare
- 25 Dominican Republic 79.8% compare
- 26 Guinea-Bissau 79.5% compare
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 vaccinations (measles) (% of children ages 12-23 months): q3 in Mauritania?
- Vaccinations (measles) (% of children ages 12-23 months): q3 in Mauritania was 81.2% in 2021, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest vaccinations (measles) (% of children ages 12-23 months): q3 recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 81.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest vaccinations (measles) (% of children ages 12-23 months): q3 recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.6% in 2001.
- How does Mauritania rank for vaccinations (measles) (% of children ages 12-23 months): q3?
- Mauritania ranks 23rd out of 42 countries with data for 2021.
- Is vaccinations (measles) (% of children ages 12-23 months): q3 rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Vaccinations (Measles) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Vaccinations: Percentage of children 12-23 months who have received specific vaccines by the time of the survey (according to the vaccination card or the mother's report). Children with all vaccinations refer children who have received BCG, measles, and three doses each of DPT and polio vaccine (excluding polio 0). Some MICS surveys refer children in different age groups (e.g. 18-29 months, or 15-26 months).