Death rate from road injuries in Mauritania
Mauritania: Death rate from road injuries was 9.91 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Death rate from road injuries 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 death rate from road injuries in Mauritania is 9.91 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 23.8% on the previous year and down 52.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from road injuries in Mauritania peaked at 26.83 deaths per 100,000 people in 2001 and was at its lowest, 9.91 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.
That places Mauritania 120th 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 road injuries in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.96 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 26.83 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 24.96 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.0% |
| 2003 | 24.58 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 25.24 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 24.66 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 23.77 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 23.21 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 23.46 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 22.81 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 22.11 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 20.77 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 19.75 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 19.03 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 19.26 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 19.27 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 18.37 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 17.95 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 17.64 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 17.52 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 13.01 deaths per 100,000 people | -25.7% |
| 2021 | 9.91 deaths per 100,000 people | -23.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 22.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 26.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 17.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 22.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 117 Chile 10.31 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 118 Latvia 10.11 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 119 Barbados 9.96 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 121 Lebanon 9.73 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 122 Philippines 9.71 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 123 Congo 9.63 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2093 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from road injuries in Mauritania?
- Death rate from road injuries in Mauritania was 9.91 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 road injuries recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 26.83 deaths per 100,000 people in 2001.
- What is the lowest death rate from road injuries recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.91 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Mauritania rank for death rate from road injuries?
- Mauritania ranks 120th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from road injuries rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.3%. 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 road injuries. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from road injury in both sexes, per 100,000 people.