Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Mauritania
Mauritania: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted was 175,000 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Mauritania, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Mauritania is 175,000, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Mauritania peaked at 175,000 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 154,500, in 2008.
That places Mauritania 72nd out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 172,000 | — |
| 2001 | 168,000 | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 164,900 | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 162,100 | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 159,800 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 158,200 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 156,300 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 155,000 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 154,500 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 155,000 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 155,800 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 157,200 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 159,200 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 161,100 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 162,700 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 164,300 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 165,400 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 165,700 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 165,700 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 165,800 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 166,200 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 167,300 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 169,800 | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 173,000 | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 175,000 | +1.2% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 175,000 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 281,700, 62% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 175,000 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 577,800, 30% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 160,580 | 154,500 | 172,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 162,290 | 155,800 | 165,800 | 10 |
| 2020s | 170,260 | 166,200 | 175,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More reference data data for Mauritania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0975 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0216 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.327 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1337 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 14.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1178 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Mauritania?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Mauritania was 175,000 in 2024, according to World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 175,000 in 2024.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 154,500 in 2008.
- How does Mauritania rank for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted?
- Mauritania ranks 72nd out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The number of children younger than five who are stunted – significantly shorter than the average for their age, as a consequence of poor nutrition or repeated infection.