Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Mauritania
Mauritania: Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female was 27.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Mauritania, 2000–2022
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of children under 5.
Analysis
In 2022, malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Mauritania stood at 27.6%.
The figure is up 40.1% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Mauritania peaked at 38.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 19.7%, in 2021.
Mauritania ranks 27th of 83 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % of children under 5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38.8% | — |
| 2007 | 33.0% | -14.9% |
| 2008 | 26.4% | -20.0% |
| 2011 | 31.2% | +18.2% |
| 2012 | 25.7% | -17.6% |
| 2015 | 29.6% | +15.2% |
| 2018 | 25.5% | -13.9% |
| 2019 | 22.3% | -12.5% |
| 2020 | 27.1% | +21.5% |
| 2021 | 19.7% | -27.3% |
| 2022 | 27.6% | +40.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.7% | 26.4% | 38.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 26.9% | 22.3% | 31.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 24.8% | 19.7% | 27.6% | 3 |
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 malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Mauritania?
- Malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female in Mauritania was 27.6% in 2022, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 38.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.7% in 2021.
- How does Mauritania rank for malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female?
- Mauritania ranks 27th out of 83 countries with data for 2022.
- Is malnutrition: prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Malnutrition: Prevalence of childhood stunting, male vs. female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of children younger than 5 years, male versus female, that fall below two standard deviations from the median height-for-age of the WHO Child Growth Standards.