Cases started on MDR-TB treatment in Mauritania
Mauritania: Cases started on MDR-TB treatment was 37 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cases started on MDR-TB treatment in Mauritania, 2009–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 37 for cases started on mdr-tb treatment in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 117.6% on the previous year and up 3,600.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cases started on mdr-tb treatment in Mauritania peaked at 37 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2009.
Mauritania ranks 96th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cases started on MDR-TB treatment in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 35 | — |
| 2011 | 4 | -88.6% |
| 2012 | 1 | -75.0% |
| 2014 | 11 | +1000.0% |
| 2015 | 13 | +18.2% |
| 2016 | 8 | -38.5% |
| 2017 | 20 | +150.0% |
| 2018 | 23 | +15.0% |
| 2019 | 22 | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 25 | +13.6% |
| 2021 | 26 | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 17 | -34.6% |
| 2023 | 37 | +117.6% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 37 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 120, 31% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 37 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 126.5, 29% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cases started on MDR-TB treatment in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +1000.0% | 1 | 11 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010s | 15.22 | 1 | 35 | 9 |
| 2020s | 26.25 | 17 | 37 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 93 Laos 39 compare
- 94 Iran 38 compare
- 94 Guinea-Bissau 38 compare
- 96 Benin 37 compare
- 98 Equatorial Guinea 34 compare
- 99 Saudi Arabia 30 compare
More health data for Mauritania
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8878 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 653 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,563 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.077 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cases started on mdr-tb treatment in Mauritania?
- Cases started on mdr-tb treatment in Mauritania was 37 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest cases started on mdr-tb treatment recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 37 in 2023.
- What is the lowest cases started on mdr-tb treatment recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2009.
- How does Mauritania rank for cases started on mdr-tb treatment?
- Mauritania ranks 96th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cases started on mdr-tb treatment rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3,600.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Cases started on MDR-TB treatment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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