Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Mauritania
Mauritania: Mental health and substance use disorders death rate was 0.47 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate 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 mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Mauritania is 0.47 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Mauritania peaked at 0.48 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.43 deaths per 100,000 people, 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.
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.44 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.45 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.44 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.43 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.44 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.43 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.43 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.43 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.43 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.44 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.45 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.45 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.47 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.47 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.46 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.46 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.46 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.47 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.47 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.48 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.47 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.47 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.436 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.464 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Mauritania?
- Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Mauritania was 0.47 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 mental health and substance use disorders death rate recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.48 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019.
- What is the lowest mental health and substance use disorders death rate recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.43 deaths per 100,000 people in 2003.
- How does Mauritania rank for mental health and substance use disorders death rate?
- Mauritania ranks 179th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mental health and substance use disorders death rate 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 World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Mental health and substance use disorders death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from mental and substance use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.