Comparing the share of men and women who are smoking in Mauritania
Mauritania: Comparing the share of men and women who are smoking was 17.3 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
17.3
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
127th
of 167 countries
All-time high
31.3
in 2000
All-time low
17.3
in 2024
Years of data
9
2000–2024
Comparing the share of men and women who are smoking in Mauritania, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, comparing the share of men and women who are smoking in Mauritania stood at 17.3. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, comparing the share of men and women who are smoking in Mauritania peaked at 31.3 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 17.3, in 2024.
Mauritania ranks 127th of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Comparing the share of men and women who are smoking in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.3 | — |
| 2005 | 27.6 | -11.8% |
| 2007 | 26.2 | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 24.3 | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 21.6 | -11.1% |
| 2020 | 19.1 | -11.6% |
| 2022 | 18.2 | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 17.8 | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 17.3 | -2.8% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 17.3 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 28.9, 60% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 17.3 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15.9, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.37 | 26.2 | 31.3 | 3 |
| 2010s | 22.95 | 21.6 | 24.3 | 2 |
| 2020s | 18.1 | 17.3 | 19.1 | 4 |
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,563 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0789 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is comparing the share of men and women who are smoking in Mauritania?
- Comparing the share of men and women who are smoking in Mauritania was 17.3 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest comparing the share of men and women who are smoking recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 31.3 in 2000.
- What is the lowest comparing the share of men and women who are smoking recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.3 in 2024.
- How does Mauritania rank for comparing the share of men and women who are smoking?
- Mauritania ranks 127th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is comparing the share of men and women who are smoking rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Comparing the share of men and women who are smoking. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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