Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Mauritania

Mauritania: Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis was 95.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
95.0%
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
74th
of 166 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 2002
All-time low
57.0%
in 1981
Years of data
44
1981–2024

Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Mauritania, 1981–2024

0204060801001981200220241981: 57 %1982: 61 %1983: 66 %1984: 70 %1985: 74 %1986: 73 %1987: 77 %1988: 79 %1989: 79 %1990: 79 %1991: 80 %1992: 81 %1993: 84 %1994: 82 %1995: 80 %1996: 79 %1997: 78 %1998: 77 %1999: 75 %2000: 78 %2001: 95 %2002: 99 %2003: 96 %2004: 94 %2005: 91 %2006: 86 %2007: 92 %2008: 89 %2009: 81 %2010: 85 %2011: 86 %2012: 95 %2013: 95 %2014: 93 %2015: 85 %2016: 86 %2017: 88 %2018: 89 %2019: 90 %2020: 92 %2021: 89 %2022: 98 %2023: 97 %2024: 95 %

Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

Mauritania recorded 95.0% for share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in 2024.

That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Mauritania peaked at 99.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 57.0%, in 1981.

Mauritania ranks 74th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 70.7% 57.0% 79.0% 9
1990s 79.5% 75.0% 84.0% 10
2000s 90.1% 78.0% 99.0% 10
2010s 89.2% 85.0% 95.0% 10
2020s 94.2% 89.0% 98.0% 5

Countries ranked near Mauritania

  1. 74 Brazil 95.0% compare
  2. 74 Dominica 95.0% compare
  3. 74 Iraq 95.0% compare
  4. 74 Singapore 95.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Mauritania?
Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis in Mauritania was 95.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis recorded in Mauritania?
The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2002.
What is the lowest share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 57.0% in 1981.
How does Mauritania rank for share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis?
Mauritania ranks 74th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis rising or falling in Mauritania?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mauritania data come from?
The figures come from WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of newborns vaccinated against tuberculosis
Unit
%
Source
WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
166 places, 6,610 data points, 1980–2024
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