Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Mauritania
Mauritania: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 0.5379 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
0.5379 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
175th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.8016 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2000
All-time low
0.5101 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2019
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Mauritania, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Mauritania is 0.5379 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Mauritania peaked at 0.8016 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.5101 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2019.
Mauritania ranks 175th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8016 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.7727 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.7407 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 0.7087 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.6825 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 0.66 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.6316 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.6117 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.6007 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.6002 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.6026 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.6065 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.612 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.6042 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.585 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.5679 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.5505 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5362 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.5225 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.5101 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.5459 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5379 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.5379 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7062 deaths per 100,000 people, 76% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.5379 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7685 deaths per 100,000 people, 70% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.681 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6002 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8016 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5698 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5101 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.612 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5419 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5379 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5459 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 172 Ethiopia 0.5611 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 173 Senegal 0.5515 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 174 Bangladesh 0.538 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 176 Belize 0.5181 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 177 Syrian Arab Republic 0.5082 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 178 Kyrgyzstan 0.5078 deaths per 100,000 people 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 crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Mauritania?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Mauritania was 0.5379 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8016 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5101 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019.
- How does Mauritania rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Mauritania ranks 175th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.