Mauritania
Global Child Index — Beta v1.1
Score
68.1 / 100
Rank
#137
Data coverage
94%
Domain scores
Health & Nutrition
83.1
Education
60.5
Poverty & Water
89.8
Adolescent & Digital
51.0
Protection
68.7
Environment & Exposure
54.7
Indicators
| Indicator | Value | Year | Score / 100 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under-5 mortality rate | 36.90 | 2024 | 85.2 | UN IGME via World Bank |
| Stunting prevalence (under-5) | 25.10 | 2022 | 74.9 | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank JME via World Bank |
| Immunization, DTP3 | 86.00 | 2024 | 86.0 | WHO/UNICEF (WUENIC) via World Bank |
| Wasting prevalence (under-5) | 13.60 | 2022 | 86.4 | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank JME via World Bank |
| Primary school enrolment (net) | 79.57 | 2018 | 79.6 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Secondary school enrolment (net) | 30.98 | 2018 | 31.0 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Youth literacy rate (15–24) | 70.86 | 2020 | 70.9 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Poverty headcount ($2.15/day) | 10.20 | 2019 | 89.8 | World Bank |
| Adolescent fertility rate | 87.57 | 2024 | 56.2 | UN Population Division via World Bank |
| Individuals using the internet | 45.78 | 2024 | 45.8 | ITU via World Bank |
| Birth registration completeness | 44.80 | 2021 | 44.8 | UNICEF via World Bank |
| Married by age 18 | 36.60 | 2021 | 63.4 | UNICEF via World Bank |
| Intentional homicide rate | 1.00 | 2020 | 98.0 | UNODC via World Bank |
| PM2.5 air pollution exposure | 46.50 | 2023 | 53.5 | GBD/IHME via World Bank |
| Access to clean cooking fuels | 56.00 | 2024 | 56.0 | WHO via World Bank |
Why this moved — Index v1.0 → v1.1
Score changed from 66.7 (v1.0) to 68.1 (v1.1) when the Index expanded on 21 Oct 2026. Decomposed honestly:
- Methodology effect +1.4 — the indicator set grew from 9 to 16 (adding Protection and Environment & Exposure). This part of the change says something about the ruler, not about Mauritania.
- Data effect +0.0 — revised or newer values on the original v1.0 indicators. This is the part that reflects change in Mauritania itself.
Its rank moved from #132 to #137; rank movement between versions also reflects the larger ranked set and other countries’ new-indicator scores, so it is not, by itself, evidence of change in this country. The v1.0 table is kept in the v1.0 archive.