Health in Hodh Ech Chargui, Mauritania: official figures

For every 1,000 babies born in Hodh Ech Chargui in the ten years before the 2019-2021 survey, 34 died before their first birthday and 47 before their fifth; the under-five rate is 6th highest of the 14 survey areas (Mauritania, last five years: 33 and 41).

How many children in Hodh Ech Chargui are vaccinated?

23.1% of children aged 12 to 23 months in Hodh Ech Chargui had all basic vaccines (BCG, three doses each of pentavalent and polio, and measles) in 2019-2021 and 18.9% had none; the share with all basic vaccines is the 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 Hodh Ech Chargui are malnourished?

35.6% of children under five in Hodh Ech Chargui were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition) in 2019-2021, 2nd highest 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 Hodh Ech Chargui give birth in a health facility?

45.2% of births in Hodh Ech Chargui in the five years before the 2019-2021 survey took place in a health facility, and 58.4% of mothers had antenatal care from a qualified health worker; the share of facility births is the lowest 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 Hodh Ech Chargui have health insurance?

1.7% of women aged 15 to 49 in Hodh Ech Chargui had any health insurance in 2019-2021, 2nd 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 Hodh Ech Chargui?

79.1% of women aged 15 to 49 in Hodh Ech Chargui had undergone female genital cutting, 6th 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 Hodh Ech Chargui compares with other wilayas

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

Hodh Ech Chargui ranks 6 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)
3	Assaba	53
4	Gorgol	51
5	Hodh El Gharbi	48
6	Hodh Ech Chargui	47
7	Guidimakha	44
8	Brakna	43
9	Tiris Zemmour	42

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)

Hodh Ech Chargui ranks 15 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
9	Assaba	38.3%
10	Dakhlet Nouadhibou	36.9%
11	Tagant	29.8%
12	Nouakchott-Ouest	28.3%
13	Nouakchott-Sud	27.9%
14	Trarza	25.6%
15	Hodh Ech Chargui	23.1%

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)

Hodh Ech Chargui ranks 2 of 15, highest first. Survey figures: Tiris Zemmour and Inchiri are one survey area and share a value.

Rank	Region	Children under 5 stunted
1	Tagant	37.0%
2	Hodh Ech Chargui	35.6%
3	Adrar	32.9%
4	Hodh El Gharbi	30.7%
5	Assaba	28.0%
6	Guidimakha	27.9%
7	Gorgol	27.3%

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)

Hodh Ech Chargui ranks 15 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)
9	Adrar	74.4%
10	Gorgol	65.2%
11	Tagant	62.6%
12	Assaba	60.9%
13	Hodh El Gharbi	51.8%
14	Guidimakha	49.5%
15	Hodh Ech Chargui	45.2%

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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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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