Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 1 Coverage in Mauritania
Mauritania: Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 1 Coverage was 0 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 1 Coverage in Mauritania, 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0 for vitamin a supplementation, semester 1 coverage in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vitamin a supplementation, semester 1 coverage in Mauritania peaked at 99 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2001.
That places Mauritania 60th out of 63 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 1 Coverage in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 81 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2002 | 98 | — |
| 2003 | 95 | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 92 | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 60 | -34.8% |
| 2006 | 97 | +61.7% |
| 2007 | 89 | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 97 | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 92 | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 83 | -9.8% |
| 2016 | 75 | -9.6% |
| 2017 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2018 | 91 | — |
| 2019 | 89 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 57 | — |
| 2023 | 0 | -100.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 52.5. (34 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 58. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 1 Coverage 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -100.0% | 81 | 0 |
| 2017 | -100.0% | 75 | 0 |
| 2020 | -100.0% | 89 | 0 |
| 2023 | -100.0% | 57 | 0 |
| 2006 | +61.7% | 60 | 97 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.6 | 0 | 98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.4 | 0 | 99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19 | 0 | 57 | 3 |
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,563 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0789 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vitamin a supplementation, semester 1 coverage in Mauritania?
- Vitamin a supplementation, semester 1 coverage in Mauritania was 0 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest vitamin a supplementation, semester 1 coverage recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 99 in 2011.
- What is the lowest vitamin a supplementation, semester 1 coverage recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2001.
- How does Mauritania rank for vitamin a supplementation, semester 1 coverage?
- Mauritania ranks 60th out of 63 countries with data for 2023.
- Is vitamin a supplementation, semester 1 coverage rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 1 Coverage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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