Cause of death, by injury in Mauritania
Mauritania: Cause of death, by injury was 7.2% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Cause of death, by injury in Mauritania, 2000–2021
Source: Global Health Estimates, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2021, cause of death, by injury in Mauritania stood at 7.2%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.1% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cause of death, by injury in Mauritania peaked at 9.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 2021.
Mauritania ranks 80th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Cause of death, by injury in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.6% | — |
| 2010 | 8.9% | +17.7% |
| 2015 | 9.0% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 9.3% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 7.8% | -15.8% |
| 2021 | 7.2% | -8.1% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 7.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.7%, 94% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 7.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.5%, 84% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.6% | 7.6% | 7.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 8.9% | 9.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 7.2% | 7.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
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 cause of death, by injury in Mauritania?
- Cause of death, by injury in Mauritania was 7.2% in 2021, according to Global Health Estimates, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest cause of death, by injury recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 9.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest cause of death, by injury recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 2021.
- How does Mauritania rank for cause of death, by injury?
- Mauritania ranks 80th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is cause of death, by injury rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Estimates, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Cause of death, by injury (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cause of death refers to the share of all deaths for all ages by underlying causes. Injuries include unintentional and intentional injuries.