Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Mauritania
Mauritania: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted was 21.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Mauritania, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Mauritania is 21.5%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Mauritania peaked at 39.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 21.5%, in 2024.
Mauritania ranks 46th of 147 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.2% | — |
| 2001 | 37.8% | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 36.5% | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 35.1% | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 33.7% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 32.4% | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 31.0% | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 29.7% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 28.6% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 27.5% | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 26.6% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 25.8% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 25.2% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 24.7% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 24.4% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 24.0% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 23.7% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 23.3% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 22.9% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 22.4% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 22.0% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 21.7% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 21.6% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 21.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 21.5% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.1% | 27.5% | 39.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.3% | 22.4% | 26.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.7% | 21.5% | 22.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More infrastructure data for Mauritania
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.76 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 92.07 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 15,997 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.3095 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0031 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -47.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 15,997 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9207 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Mauritania?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Mauritania was 21.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 39.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.5% in 2024.
- How does Mauritania rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Mauritania ranks 46th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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