Death rate from hypertensive heart diseases in Mauritania
Mauritania: Death rate from hypertensive heart diseases was 31.74 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Death rate from hypertensive heart diseases 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
In 2021, death rate from hypertensive heart diseases in Mauritania stood at 31.74 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from hypertensive heart diseases in Mauritania peaked at 37.71 deaths per 100,000 people in 2001 and was at its lowest, 31.74 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.
That places Mauritania 56th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Death rate from hypertensive heart diseases in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37.66 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 37.71 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 37.41 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 36.56 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 36.95 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 34.99 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 35.11 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 35.08 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 34.25 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 33.99 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 33.6 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 32.49 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 32.98 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 32.68 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 32.76 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 32.1 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 32.4 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 32.25 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 32.25 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 32.12 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 33.26 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 31.74 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 33.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 37.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 32.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 33.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 31.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 33.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 53 Syrian Arab Republic 32.86 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 54 Sierra Leone 31.91 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 55 Guinea 31.91 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 57 Marshall Islands 31.61 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 58 Chad 31.58 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Georgia 31.42 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from hypertensive heart diseases in Mauritania?
- Death rate from hypertensive heart diseases in Mauritania was 31.74 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 death rate from hypertensive heart diseases recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 37.71 deaths per 100,000 people in 2001.
- What is the lowest death rate from hypertensive heart diseases recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.74 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Mauritania rank for death rate from hypertensive heart diseases?
- Mauritania ranks 56th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from hypertensive heart diseases rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. 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 Death rate from hypertensive heart diseases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of age-standardized deaths from hypertensive heart disease in both sexes, per 100,000 people.