Child stunting in Mauritania
25.1% of children under five in Mauritania were stunted in 2022.
Mauritania, 2022
25.1%
Change from 2021
+7.7percentage points
Child stunting in Mauritania over time
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Mauritania
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% of children under 5. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Mauritania |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 25.1% |
| 2021 | 17.4% |
| 2020 | 25.8% |
| 2019 | 19.4% |
| 2018 | 22.8% |
| 2015 | 27.9% |
| 2012 | 23.2% |
| 2011 | 29.7% |
| 2008 | 23.6% |
| 2007 | 31.5% |
| 2000 | 38.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +7.7 percentage points from 17.4% in 2021.
- Since 2000, when it was 38.6%, the figure has changed by −13.5 percentage points.
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11.0%
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Under-five mortality rate
36.9 per 1,000 live births
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Life expectancy estimates and projections
68.5 years
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Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
13.5 years
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Healthy life expectancy
61.4 years
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UHC service coverage
40
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