Death rate from road accidents ghe in Mauritania
Mauritania: Death rate from road accidents ghe was 9.91 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Death rate from road accidents ghe in Mauritania, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for death rate from road accidents ghe in Mauritania is 9.91, 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 accidents ghe in Mauritania peaked at 26.83 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 9.91, 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 accidents ghe in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.96 | — |
| 2001 | 26.83 | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 24.96 | -7.0% |
| 2003 | 24.58 | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 25.24 | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 24.66 | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 23.77 | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 23.21 | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 23.46 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 22.81 | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 22.11 | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 20.77 | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 19.75 | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 19.03 | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 19.26 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 19.27 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 18.37 | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 17.95 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 17.64 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 17.52 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 13.01 | -25.7% |
| 2021 | 9.91 | -23.8% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 9.91 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.77, 59% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 9.91 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.13, 49% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Death rate from road accidents ghe in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -25.7% | 17.52 | 13.01 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.55 | 22.81 | 26.83 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.17 | 17.52 | 22.11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.46 | 9.91 | 13.01 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from road accidents ghe in Mauritania?
- Death rate from road accidents ghe in Mauritania was 9.91 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from road accidents ghe recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 26.83 in 2001.
- What is the lowest death rate from road accidents ghe recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.91 in 2021.
- How does Mauritania rank for death rate from road accidents ghe?
- Mauritania ranks 120th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from road accidents ghe 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from road accidents ghe. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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