Health in Hodh El Gharbi, Mauritania: official figures

For every 1,000 babies born in Hodh El Gharbi in the ten years before the 2019-2021 survey, 35 died before their first birthday and 48 before their fifth; the under-five rate is 5th highest of the 14 survey areas (Mauritania, last five years: 33 and 41).

How many children in Hodh El Gharbi are vaccinated?

47.1% of children aged 12 to 23 months in Hodh El Gharbi had all basic vaccines (BCG, three doses each of pentavalent and polio, and measles) in 2019-2021 and 10.1% had none; the share with all basic vaccines is 4th 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 Hodh El Gharbi are malnourished?

30.7% of children under five in Hodh El Gharbi were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition) in 2019-2021, 4th 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 El Gharbi give birth in a health facility?

51.8% of births in Hodh El Gharbi in the five years before the 2019-2021 survey took place in a health facility, and 76.3% of mothers had antenatal care from a qualified health worker; the share of facility births is 3rd 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 El Gharbi have health insurance?

4.2% of women aged 15 to 49 in Hodh El Gharbi had any health insurance in 2019-2021, 5th 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 El Gharbi?

93.7% of women aged 15 to 49 in Hodh El Gharbi had undergone female genital cutting, the 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 El Gharbi compares with other wilayas

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

Hodh El Gharbi ranks 5 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)
2	Tagant	75
3	Assaba	53
4	Gorgol	51
5	Hodh El Gharbi	48
6	Hodh Ech Chargui	47
7	Guidimakha	44
8	Brakna	43

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 El Gharbi ranks 4 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
1	Adrar	54.3%
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%

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 El Gharbi ranks 4 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 El Gharbi ranks 13 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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