In Mauritania, the prevalence of underweight in female children under 5 currently stands at 19.8%, reflecting an increase of 7.3% (58.4%) since 2021.
Prevalence of underweight in female children under 5 in Mauritania
Female underweight children
Undernourishment
Overweight children
Male overweight children
Female overweight children
Severe wasting in children
Male severe wasting in children
Female severe wasting in children
Stunting in children
Male stunting in children
Female stunting in children
Underweight children
Male underweight children
Female underweight children
Wasting in children
Male wasting in children
Female wasting in children
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Source:
Data availability:
Regions:
215
Date range: 1986 to 2022
Points:
13,545
Measure:
%
What is Mauritania's Female underweight children?
As of 2022 Mauritania's Female underweight children was 19.8.
How does Mauritania's Female underweight children compare to other regions?
Mauritania's Female underweight children was ranked 6th in 2022
Similar regions to Mauritania
Female underweight children
More indicators for Mauritania
Newborns protected against tetanus
83%
0%
(2021)
Female prevalence of HIV
0.1%
0%
(2021)
Male unintentional poisoning
1.7
0.0
(2019)
Out-of-pocket expenditure PPP per capita
intl dollar87
intl dollar0
(2020)
Birth registration
44.8%
20.8%
(2021)
Contraceptive modern method prevalence
12.8%
2.8%
(2021)
Mauritania Female underweight children between 2000 and 2022
Period | Female underweight children | Change |
---|---|---|
2022 | 19.8% | 7.3% |
2021 | 12.5% | 3.5% |
2020 | 16% | 0.9% |
2019 | 15.1% | 2% |
2018 | 17.1% | 5.6% |
2015 | 22.7% | 4.9% |
2012 | 17.8% | 5.1% |
2011 | 22.9% | 8.4% |
2008 | 14.5% | 9.9% |
2007 | 24.4% | 3.4% |
2000 | 27.8% |
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