Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children in Mauritania
Mauritania: Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children was 53.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children in Mauritania, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Observatory / World Health Statistics - World Health Organization (WHO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 53.9% for anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children in 2023.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children in Mauritania peaked at 57.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 53.1%, in 2015.
Mauritania ranks 8th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 57.3% | — |
| 2001 | 56.9% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 56.6% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 56.3% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 56.0% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 55.7% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 55.4% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 55.0% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 54.7% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 54.4% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 54.2% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 53.9% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 53.6% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 53.4% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 53.2% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 53.1% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 53.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 53.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 53.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 53.2% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 53.3% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 53.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 53.6% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 53.9% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.8% | 54.4% | 57.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.4% | 53.1% | 54.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.5% | 53.3% | 53.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More gender data for Mauritania
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,466 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.77 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 85,317 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 87,574 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 83,378 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 85,511 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 81,699 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 83,772 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 80,167 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 82,174 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children in Mauritania?
- Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children in Mauritania was 53.9% in 2023, according to Global Health Observatory / World Health Statistics - World Health Organization (WHO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 57.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.1% in 2015.
- How does Mauritania rank for anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children?
- Mauritania ranks 8th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Observatory / World Health Statistics - World Health Organization (WHO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of pregnant women with anemia vs the share of children aged between six months and five years who have anemia. Anemia is a condition that develops when your blood lacks enough healthy red blood cells or hemoglobin.