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DPT immunization coverage — Mauritania

DPT immunization coverage in Mauritania in 2024 — 86%. Ranked 124 in the world out of 192. Since 1981, the indicator has risen by 68 pp.

2024 86% −4 pp vs 2023
World rank 124of 192
Period maximum 90%2023
Period minimum 16%1998

Trend over time

1981–2024 · % of children aged 12–23 months

DPT immunization coverage — Mauritania, 1981–2024025507510019811986199119962001200620112016202120241981: 18%1982: 20%1983: 20%1984: 21%1985: 27%1986: 32%1987: 30%1988: 28%1989: 28%1990: 33%1991: 29%1992: 39%1993: 44%1994: 50%1995: 55%1996: 50%1997: 28%1998: 16%1999: 53%2000: 51%2001: 75%2002: 89%2003: 76%2004: 70%2005: 71%2006: 68%2007: 75%2008: 74%2009: 64%2010: 64%2011: 75%2012: 80%2013: 80%2014: 81%2015: 73%2016: 74%2017: 76%2018: 77%2019: 80%2020: 81%2021: 77%2022: 85%2023: 90%2024: 86%
Change over the period: +68 pp Annual average: 1.58 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Mauritania

Mauritania 86%
World 84.8%
Sub-Saharan Africa 74%
Western Africa computed 75.1%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 88.8%
DPT immunization coverage — Mauritania, by year Mauritania All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 86 −4 pp
2023 90 +5 pp
2022 85 +8 pp
2021 77 −4 pp
2020 81 +1 pp
2019 80 +3 pp
2018 77 +1 pp
2017 76 +2 pp
2016 74 +1 pp
2015 73 −8 pp
2014 81 +1 pp
2013 80 +0 pp
2012 80 +5 pp
2011 75 +11 pp
2010 64 +0 pp
2009 64 −10 pp
2008 74 −1 pp
2007 75 +7 pp
2006 68 −3 pp
2005 71 +1 pp
2004 70 −6 pp
2003 76 −13 pp
2002 89 +14 pp
2001 75 +24 pp
2000 51 −2 pp
1999 53 +37 pp
1998 16 −12 pp
1997 28 −22 pp
1996 50 −5 pp
1995 55 +5 pp
1994 50 +6 pp
1993 44 +5 pp
1992 39 +10 pp
1991 29 −4 pp
1990 33 +5 pp
1989 28 +0 pp
1988 28 −2 pp
1987 30 −2 pp
1986 32 +5 pp
1985 27 +6 pp
1984 21 +1 pp
1983 20 +0 pp
1982 20 +2 pp
1981 18 —

Western Africa, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

GH Ghana 95 CV Cabo Verde 93 BF Burkina Faso 91 SN Senegal 91 SL Sierra Leone 91 TG Togo 90 MR Mauritania 86 NE Niger 86 LR Liberia 83 ML Mali 82 GM Gambia 80 CI Côte d'Ivoire 77 GW Guinea-Bissau 68 NG Nigeria 67 BJ Benin 63 GN Guinea 63
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About the indicator

The share of children aged 12–23 months who have received three doses of the combined vaccine against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus. The indicator is used as a gauge of whether the whole system of primary health care works: if a child has had three doses, the family has reached a health facility at least three times.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

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