Death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who in Mauritania
Mauritania: Death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who was 0.47 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.47
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
179th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.48
in 2019
All-time low
0.43
in 2003
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who in Mauritania, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who in Mauritania is 0.47, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who in Mauritania peaked at 0.48 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.43, in 2003.
That places Mauritania 179th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.44 | — |
| 2001 | 0.45 | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.44 | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.43 | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.44 | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.43 | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.43 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.43 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.43 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.44 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.45 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.45 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.47 | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.47 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.46 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.46 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.46 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.47 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.47 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.48 | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.47 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.47 | +0.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.47 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.1, 43% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.47 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.19, 40% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.436 | 0.43 | 0.45 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.464 | 0.45 | 0.48 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.47 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who in Mauritania?
- Death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who in Mauritania was 0.47 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.48 in 2019.
- What is the lowest death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.43 in 2003.
- How does Mauritania rank for death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who?
- Mauritania ranks 179th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from mental health and substance use disorders who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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