Benin vs Mauritania: Share of the population with anemia in higher risk groups

Benin

50.0%

in 2023

Mauritania

54.5%

in 2023

Benin rank

6th

Mauritania rank

3rd

Share of the population with anemia in higher risk groups over time

Mauritania currently reports 54.5% against 50.0% in Benin, a difference of 4.5%.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 6th and Mauritania ranks 3rd of 192 countries.

Indicator: Share of the population with anemia in higher risk groups
Unit: % of women ages 15-49
Source: Global Health Observatory / World Health Statistics - World Health Organization (WHO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 4,608 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Anemia is a condition that develops when your blood lacks enough healthy red blood cells or hemoglobin.