Death rate from opioid use who in Mauritania

Mauritania: Death rate from opioid use who was 0.02 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.02
Change on year
down 33.3%
World rank
172nd
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.03
in 2019
All-time low
0.01
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Death rate from opioid use who in Mauritania, 2000–2021

0.010.0150.020.0250.032000201020212000: 0.012001: 0.012002: 0.012003: 0.012004: 0.012005: 0.012006: 0.022007: 0.022008: 0.022009: 0.022010: 0.022011: 0.022012: 0.022013: 0.022014: 0.022015: 0.022016: 0.022017: 0.022018: 0.022019: 0.032020: 0.032021: 0.02

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for death rate from opioid use who in Mauritania is 0.02, measured in 2021.

That represents a change of down 33.3% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, death rate from opioid use who in Mauritania peaked at 0.03 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.01, in 2000.

Mauritania ranks 172nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Death rate from opioid use who in Mauritania, year by year

Annual values for Death rate from opioid use who in Mauritania, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 0.01 —
2001 0.01 +0.0%
2002 0.01 +0.0%
2003 0.01 +0.0%
2004 0.01 +0.0%
2005 0.01 +0.0%
2006 0.02 +100.0%
2007 0.02 +0.0%
2008 0.02 +0.0%
2009 0.02 +0.0%
2010 0.02 +0.0%
2011 0.02 +0.0%
2012 0.02 +0.0%
2013 0.02 +0.0%
2014 0.02 +0.0%
2015 0.02 +0.0%
2016 0.02 +0.0%
2017 0.02 +0.0%
2018 0.02 +0.0%
2019 0.03 +50.0%
2020 0.03 +0.0%
2021 0.02 -33.3%

Mauritania compared with similar countries

  • Mauritania's 0.02 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.135, 15% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Mauritania's 0.02 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.265, 8% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.014 0.01 0.02 10
2010s 0.021 0.02 0.03 10
2020s 0.025 0.02 0.03 2

Countries ranked near Mauritania

  1. 172 Belize 0.02 compare
  2. 172 Burkina Faso 0.02 compare
  3. 172 Chad 0.02 compare
  4. 172 Gambia 0.02 compare
  5. 172 Guinea 0.02 compare
  6. 172 Guinea-Bissau 0.02 compare
  7. 172 Liberia 0.02 compare
  8. 172 Mali 0.02 compare
  9. 172 Niger 0.02 compare
  10. 172 Paraguay 0.02 compare
  11. 172 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.02 compare
  12. 172 Saint Lucia 0.02 compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is death rate from opioid use who in Mauritania?
Death rate from opioid use who in Mauritania was 0.02 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest death rate from opioid use who recorded in Mauritania?
The highest recorded value was 0.03 in 2019.
What is the lowest death rate from opioid use who recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.01 in 2000.
How does Mauritania rank for death rate from opioid use who?
Mauritania ranks 172nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is death rate from opioid use who rising or falling in Mauritania?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 opioid use who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Death rate from opioid use who
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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