Mauritania vs World: Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita

Mauritania
0.0002 units per person
in 2025
World
0 units per person
in 2025
Mauritania rank
1st
World rank
1st

Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita over time

  • Mauritania
  • World
000000197419992025

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 0.0002 units per person against 0 units per person in World, a difference of 0.0002 units per person.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 65.1 times World's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1980 it was World ahead.

Mauritania ranks 1st and World ranks 1st of 204 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 3 and World in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania World Difference Ahead
1980s 0 units per person 0 units per person 0 units per person Mauritania
1990s 0 units per person 0 units per person 0 units per person Mauritania
2000s 0 units per person 0 units per person 0 units per person World
2010s 0 units per person 0 units per person 0 units per person World
2020s 0 units per person 0 units per person 0 units per person Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita, Mauritania or World?
Mauritania, at 0.0002 units per person against 0 units per person in World as of 2025.
What is the difference in diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita between Mauritania and World?
0.0002 units per person, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and World?
27 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
How do Mauritania and World rank globally for diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita?
Mauritania ranks 1st and World ranks 1st of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
205 places, 8,479 data points, 1974–2025
Last refreshed

Diphtheria - number of reported cases divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.