Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Mauritania
Mauritania: Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia was 24.1 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Mauritania, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Mauritania stood at 24.1. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Mauritania peaked at 24.1 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 15.3, in 2000.
That places Mauritania 84th out of 194 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.3 | — |
| 2001 | 15.7 | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 16.1 | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 16.5 | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 17 | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 17.5 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 18 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 18.5 | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 19 | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 19.6 | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 20.2 | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 20.7 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 21.2 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 21.7 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 22.2 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 22.6 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 23 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 23.4 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 23.8 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 24.1 | +1.3% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 24.1 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40.4, 60% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 24.1 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 63.5, 38% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.32 | 15.3 | 19.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.29 | 20.2 | 24.1 | 10 |
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)
- Population 3,596 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 3,596 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.17 % 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Mauritania?
- Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Mauritania was 24.1 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 24.1 in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.3 in 2000.
- How does Mauritania rank for number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia?
- Mauritania ranks 84th out of 194 countries with data for 2019.
- Is number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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