Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita was 54.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita in Mauritania, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita in Mauritania stood at 54.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita in Mauritania peaked at 57.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 52.2%, in 2014.
That places Mauritania 3rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 57.3% | — |
| 2001 | 56.9% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 56.5% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 56.1% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 55.8% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 55.5% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 55.1% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 54.6% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 54.2% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 53.7% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 53.3% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 52.9% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 52.5% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 52.3% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 52.2% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 52.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 52.3% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 52.4% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 52.6% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 52.8% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 53.1% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 53.4% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 53.9% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 54.5% | +1.1% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 54.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 33.5%, 1.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 54.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 39.4%, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.6% | 53.7% | 57.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.5% | 52.2% | 53.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.7% | 53.1% | 54.5% | 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)
- 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 share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita in Mauritania?
- Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita in Mauritania was 54.5% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 57.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.2% in 2014.
- How does Mauritania rank for share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 3rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age refers to the combined prevalence of both non-pregnant women with hemoglobin levels below 12 g/dL and pregnant women with hemoglobin levels below 11 g/dL. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.