Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita was 86.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita in Mauritania, 1981–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Mauritania is 86.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Mauritania peaked at 90.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 1998.
That places Mauritania 125th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 18.0% | — |
| 1982 | 20.0% | +11.1% |
| 1983 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 21.0% | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 27.0% | +28.6% |
| 1986 | 32.0% | +18.5% |
| 1987 | 30.0% | -6.2% |
| 1988 | 28.0% | -6.7% |
| 1989 | 28.0% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 33.0% | +17.9% |
| 1991 | 29.0% | -12.1% |
| 1992 | 39.0% | +34.5% |
| 1993 | 44.0% | +12.8% |
| 1994 | 50.0% | +13.6% |
| 1995 | 55.0% | +10.0% |
| 1996 | 50.0% | -9.1% |
| 1997 | 28.0% | -44.0% |
| 1998 | 16.0% | -42.9% |
| 1999 | 53.0% | +231.2% |
| 2000 | 51.0% | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 75.0% | +47.1% |
| 2002 | 89.0% | +18.7% |
| 2003 | 76.0% | -14.6% |
| 2004 | 70.0% | -7.9% |
| 2005 | 71.0% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 68.0% | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 75.0% | +10.3% |
| 2008 | 74.0% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 64.0% | -13.5% |
| 2010 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 75.0% | +17.2% |
| 2012 | 80.0% | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 81.0% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 73.0% | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 74.0% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 76.0% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 77.0% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 80.0% | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 81.0% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 77.0% | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 85.0% | +10.4% |
| 2023 | 90.0% | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 86.0% | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24.9% | 18.0% | 32.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 39.7% | 16.0% | 55.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.3% | 51.0% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.0% | 64.0% | 81.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.8% | 77.0% | 90.0% | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Mauritania
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 3,440 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 4.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 0.2975 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 653.67 current US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), annual 4.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 11.84 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 26,009 current LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 2.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.1349 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 296.42 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita in Mauritania?
- Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita 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 vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 90.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 1998.
- How does Mauritania rank for vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 125th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. gdp per capita 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 Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of one-year-olds who have had three doses of the combined diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis vaccine in a given year.