Health · Western Africa

Mauritania Skilled Birth Attendance

70.4%as of 2021Reported+1.6% vs 2015

Share of live births attended by skilled health personnel (doctors, nurses or midwives). Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Retrieved 15 Oct 2026.

Trend

2001 – 2021 · World Bank

History

most recent 5 periods · World Bank
PeriodSkilled Birth Attendance
202170.4%
201569.3%
201165.1%
200757.1%
200153.4%

Skilled Birth Attendance across Africa

All 54 countries →
CountrySkilled Birth AttendancePeriod
Nigeria50.7%2022
Kenya70.2%2016
South Africa96.7%2016
Egypt97.1%2021
Ghana78.9%2018
Ethiopia49.8%2019

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