Health in Brakna, Mauritania: official figures

For every 1,000 babies born in Brakna in the ten years before the 2019-2021 survey, 36 died before their first birthday and 43 before their fifth; the under-five rate is 7th lowest of the 14 survey areas (Mauritania, last five years: 33 and 41).

How many children in Brakna are vaccinated?

43.1% of children aged 12 to 23 months in Brakna had all basic vaccines (BCG, three doses each of pentavalent and polio, and measles) in 2019-2021 and 5.5% had none; the share with all basic vaccines is 5th highest of the 14 survey areas (Mauritania: 37.9% and 7.3%).

Source: Office National de la Statistique (ONS, now ANSADE) and Ministère de la Santé, with ICF (The DHS Program) · saved copy

How many children in Brakna are malnourished?

19.3% of children under five in Brakna were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition) in 2019-2021, 5th lowest of the 14 survey areas (Mauritania: 25.8%).

Source: Office National de la Statistique (ONS, now ANSADE) and Ministère de la Santé, with ICF (The DHS Program) · saved copy

Do women in Brakna give birth in a health facility?

79.1% of births in Brakna in the five years before the 2019-2021 survey took place in a health facility, and 86.9% of mothers had antenatal care from a qualified health worker; the share of facility births is 7th highest of the 14 survey areas (Mauritania: 70.0% and 85.0%).

Source: Office National de la Statistique (ONS, now ANSADE) and Ministère de la Santé, with ICF (The DHS Program) · saved copy

Do people in Brakna have health insurance?

4.8% of women aged 15 to 49 in Brakna had any health insurance in 2019-2021, 6th lowest of the 14 survey areas (Mauritania: 8.7%).

Source: Office National de la Statistique (ONS, now ANSADE) and Ministère de la Santé, with ICF (The DHS Program) · saved copy

How common is female genital cutting in Brakna?

69.4% of women aged 15 to 49 in Brakna had undergone female genital cutting, 7th highest of the 14 survey areas (Mauritania: 63.9%).

Source: Office National de la Statistique (ONS, now ANSADE) and Ministère de la Santé, with ICF (The DHS Program) · saved copy

How Brakna compares with other wilayas

Under-five deaths per 1,000 live births (10 years before the survey) (2010-2021)

Brakna ranks 8 of 15, highest first. Survey figures: Tiris Zemmour and Inchiri are one survey area and share a value.

Rank	Region	Under-five deaths per 1,000 live births (10 years before the survey)
5	Hodh El Gharbi	48
6	Hodh Ech Chargui	47
7	Guidimakha	44
8	Brakna	43
9	Tiris Zemmour	42
10	Inchiri	42
11	Dakhlet Nouadhibou	38

Source: Office National de la Statistique (ONS, now ANSADE) and Ministère de la Santé, with ICF (The DHS Program) · saved copy

Children 12-23 months with all basic vaccines (2019-2021)

Brakna ranks 5 of 15, highest first. Survey figures: Tiris Zemmour and Inchiri are one survey area and share a value.

Rank	Region	Children 12-23 months with all basic vaccines
2	Guidimakha	49.1%
3	Nouakchott-Nord	48.6%
4	Hodh El Gharbi	47.1%
5	Brakna	43.1%
6	Tiris Zemmour	42.4%
7	Inchiri	42.4%
8	Gorgol	39.8%

Source: Office National de la Statistique (ONS, now ANSADE) and Ministère de la Santé, with ICF (The DHS Program) · saved copy

Children under 5 stunted (2019-2021)

Brakna ranks 11 of 15, highest first. Survey figures: Tiris Zemmour and Inchiri are one survey area and share a value.

Rank	Region	Children under 5 stunted
8	Trarza	23.0%
9	Tiris Zemmour	22.5%
10	Inchiri	22.5%
11	Brakna	19.3%
12	Nouakchott-Sud	18.5%
13	Nouakchott-Nord	18.3%
14	Nouakchott-Ouest	14.5%

Source: Office National de la Statistique (ONS, now ANSADE) and Ministère de la Santé, with ICF (The DHS Program) · saved copy

Births in a health facility (5 years before the survey) (2019-2021)

Brakna ranks 8 of 15, highest first. Survey figures: Tiris Zemmour and Inchiri are one survey area and share a value.

Rank	Region	Births in a health facility (5 years before the survey)
5	Tiris Zemmour	97.3%
6	Inchiri	97.3%
7	Trarza	90.0%
8	Brakna	79.1%
9	Adrar	74.4%
10	Gorgol	65.2%
11	Tagant	62.6%

Source: Office National de la Statistique (ONS, now ANSADE) and Ministère de la Santé, with ICF (The DHS Program) · saved copy

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Sources

Office National de la Statistique (ONS, now ANSADE) and Ministère de la Santé, with ICF (The DHS Program): Enquête Démographique et de Santé de la Mauritanie (EDSM) 2019-2021, final report: wilaya rows of Tables 2.1.2, 2.6, 2.11, 2.13, 3.3, 3.6, 3.9.1, 5.2, 8.1, 8.3, 9.1, 9.6, 10.3, 11.1 and 17.2, read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 c0c593e154fd…)

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