Children moderately or severely wasted in Mauritania
Mauritania: Children moderately or severely wasted was 106.5 num th in 2022. ▲ Rising
Children moderately or severely wasted in Mauritania, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
In 2022, children moderately or severely wasted in Mauritania stood at 106.5 num th. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 36.5% on the previous year and up 44.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely wasted in Mauritania peaked at 106.5 num th in 2022 and was at its lowest, 43.9 num th, in 2008.
That places Mauritania 43rd out of 85 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Children moderately or severely wasted in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 67 num th | — |
| 2007 | 70.9 num th | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 43.9 num th | -38.1% |
| 2011 | 84.8 num th | +93.2% |
| 2012 | 73.8 num th | -13.0% |
| 2015 | 101.2 num th | +37.1% |
| 2018 | 83.3 num th | -17.7% |
| 2019 | 82.3 num th | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 48.5 num th | -41.1% |
| 2021 | 78 num th | +60.8% |
| 2022 | 106.5 num th | +36.5% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 106.5 num th is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 174 num th, 61% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 106.5 num th is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 174 num th, 61% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.6 num th | 43.9 num th | 70.9 num th | 3 |
| 2010s | 85.08 num th | 73.8 num th | 101.2 num th | 5 |
| 2020s | 77.67 num th | 48.5 num th | 106.5 num th | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 40 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 119.7 num th compare
- 41 Zimbabwe 119 num th compare
- 42 Saudi Arabia 108.6 num th compare
- 44 Mexico 101.7 num th compare
- 45 Caribbean 92 num th compare
- 46 Tajikistan 85.3 num th compare
More environment data for Mauritania
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.465 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.85 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.4893 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely wasted in Mauritania?
- Children moderately or severely wasted in Mauritania was 106.5 num th in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely wasted recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 106.5 num th in 2022.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely wasted recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.9 num th in 2008.
- How does Mauritania rank for children moderately or severely wasted?
- Mauritania ranks 43rd out of 85 countries with data for 2022.
- Is children moderately or severely wasted rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Children moderately or severely wasted (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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