Dentists in Mauritania
Mauritania: Dentists was 0.31 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.31
Change on year
up 19.2%
World rank
137th
of 178 countries
All-time high
0.31
in 2022
All-time low
0.16
in 2004
Years of data
7
2004–2022
Dentists in Mauritania, 2004–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0.31 for dentists in 2022. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 19.2% on the previous year and up 47.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dentists in Mauritania peaked at 0.31 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.16, in 2004.
That places Mauritania 137th out of 178 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Dentists in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.16 | — |
| 2009 | 0.21 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | 0.26 | +23.8% |
| 2019 | 0.26 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.25 | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.26 | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 0.31 | +19.2% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.31 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.31, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.31 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1, 3.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.185 | 0.16 | 0.21 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.2733 | 0.25 | 0.31 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More health data for Mauritania
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8878 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 653 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,563 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.077 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dentists in Mauritania?
- Dentists in Mauritania was 0.31 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest dentists recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.31 in 2022.
- What is the lowest dentists recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.16 in 2004.
- How does Mauritania rank for dentists?
- Mauritania ranks 137th out of 178 countries with data for 2022.
- Is dentists rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Dentists (per 10,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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