Mauritania vs Uruguay: Death rate from poisoning
Mauritania
0.49 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Uruguay
0.46 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Mauritania rank
98th
Uruguay rank
100th
Death rate from poisoning over time
- Mauritania
- Uruguay
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 0.49 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.46 deaths per 100,000 people in Uruguay, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Uruguay ahead.
Mauritania ranks 98th and Uruguay ranks 100th of 194 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.556 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.458 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.098 deaths per 100,000 people | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 0.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.512 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.028 deaths per 100,000 people | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 0.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from poisoning, Mauritania or Uruguay?
- Mauritania, at 0.49 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.46 deaths per 100,000 people in Uruguay as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from poisoning between Mauritania and Uruguay?
- 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Uruguay?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Mauritania and Uruguay rank globally for death rate from poisoning?
- Mauritania ranks 98th and Uruguay ranks 100th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from poisoning. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from poisonings in both sexes, per 100,000 people.