Health in Dakhlet Nouadhibou, Mauritania: official figures

For every 1,000 babies born in Dakhlet Nouadhibou in the ten years before the 2019-2021 survey, 31 died before their first birthday and 38 before their fifth; the under-five rate is 5th lowest of the 14 survey areas (Mauritania, last five years: 33 and 41).

How many children in Dakhlet Nouadhibou are vaccinated?

36.9% of children aged 12 to 23 months in Dakhlet Nouadhibou had all basic vaccines (BCG, three doses each of pentavalent and polio, and measles) in 2019-2021 and 1.6% had none; the share with all basic vaccines is 6th lowest 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 Dakhlet Nouadhibou are malnourished?

13.0% of children under five in Dakhlet Nouadhibou were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition) in 2019-2021, the 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 Dakhlet Nouadhibou give birth in a health facility?

98.1% of births in Dakhlet Nouadhibou in the five years before the 2019-2021 survey took place in a health facility, and 97.9% of mothers had antenatal care from a qualified health worker; the share of facility births is joint 2nd 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 Dakhlet Nouadhibou have health insurance?

22.2% of women aged 15 to 49 in Dakhlet Nouadhibou had any health insurance in 2019-2021, 2nd highest 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 Dakhlet Nouadhibou?

37.4% of women aged 15 to 49 in Dakhlet Nouadhibou had undergone female genital cutting, 4th lowest 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 Dakhlet Nouadhibou compares with other wilayas

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

Dakhlet Nouadhibou ranks 11 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)
8	Brakna	43
9	Tiris Zemmour	42
10	Inchiri	42
11	Dakhlet Nouadhibou	38
12	Trarza	30
13	Nouakchott-Nord	30
14	Nouakchott-Ouest	28

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)

Dakhlet Nouadhibou ranks 10 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
7	Inchiri	42.4%
8	Gorgol	39.8%
9	Assaba	38.3%
10	Dakhlet Nouadhibou	36.9%
11	Tagant	29.8%
12	Nouakchott-Ouest	28.3%
13	Nouakchott-Sud	27.9%

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)

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

Rank	Region	Children under 5 stunted
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%
15	Dakhlet Nouadhibou	13.0%

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)

Dakhlet Nouadhibou ranks 2 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)
1	Nouakchott-Nord	98.5%
2	Dakhlet Nouadhibou	98.1%
3	Nouakchott-Ouest	98.1%
4	Nouakchott-Sud	97.4%
5	Tiris Zemmour	97.3%
6	Inchiri	97.3%
7	Trarza	90.0%

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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