Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B in Mauritania
Mauritania: Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B was 86.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B in Mauritania, 2005–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 86.0% for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in Mauritania peaked at 90.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 42.0%, in 2005.
Mauritania ranks 118th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.4% | 42.0% | 74.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 76.0% | 64.0% | 81.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.8% | 77.0% | 90.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More reference data data for Mauritania
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural Soil 3,935 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 3,972 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied to 86.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 35.43 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.1896 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on Pa 3,817 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 311.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 31.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 13.41 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in Mauritania?
- Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b in Mauritania was 86.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 90.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.0% in 2005.
- How does Mauritania rank for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b?
- Mauritania ranks 118th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis b rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. 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 one-year-olds vaccinated against hepatitis B. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of one-year-olds who have had three doses of the hepatitis B vaccine in a given year.