Mali vs Mauritania: Share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts
Mali
21.4%
in 2018
Mauritania
19.5%
in 2021
Mali rank
87th
Mauritania rank
90th
Share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts over time
- Mali
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mali currently reports 21.4% against 19.5% in Mauritania, a difference of 1.9%.
That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mali ranks 87th and Mauritania ranks 90th of 96 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.3% | 19.3% | 4.0% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 15.7% | 13.9% | 1.8% | Mali |
| 2000s | 12.0% | 22.6% | 10.6% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 20.9% | 25.4% | 4.5% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts, Mali or Mauritania?
- Mali, at 21.4% against 19.5% in Mauritania as of 2018.
- What is the difference in share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts between Mali and Mauritania?
- 1.9%, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Mauritania?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2015.
- How do Mali and Mauritania rank globally for share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts?
- Mali ranks 87th and Mauritania ranks 90th of 96 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and UNICEF, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of children with diarrhea receiving oral rehydration salts. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of children under five years old with diarrhea, in the two weeks prior to the survey, who received oral rehydration salts.