Mauritania currently reports an prevalence of underweight in female children under 5 of 19.8%, which represents an increase of 7.3% (58.4%) from 2021.
Prevalence of underweight in female children under 5 in Mauritania
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Source:
Data availability:
Regions:
215
Date range: 1986 to 2024
Points:
13,975
Measure:
%
More indicators for Mauritania
Newborns protected against tetanus
79%
-2%
(2023)
Female prevalence of HIV
0.1%
0%
(2022)
Male unintentional poisoning
0.7
-0.0
(2021)
Out-of-pocket expenditure PPP per capita
intl dollar112
+intl dollar11
(2022)
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 | Value | 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% |