Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita in Mauritania

Mauritania: Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita was 0.0002 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
0.0002 units per person
Change on year
up 2,995.3%
World rank
1st
of 204 countries
All-time high
0.0002 units per person
in 2025
All-time low
0 units per person
in 1980
Years of data
33
1974–2025

Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita in Mauritania, 1974–2025

0000001974199920251974: 0 units per person1975: 0 units per person1976: 0 units per person1977: 0 units per person1978: 0 units per person1979: 0 units per person1980: 0 units per person1981: 0 units per person1982: 0 units per person1983: 0 units per person1984: 0 units per person1985: 0 units per person1986: 0 units per person1987: 0 units per person1988: 0 units per person1989: 0 units per person1990: 0 units per person1997: 0 units per person2003: 0 units per person2005: 0 units per person2007: 0 units per person2008: 0 units per person2012: 0 units per person2015: 0 units per person2016: 0 units per person2018: 0 units per person2019: 0 units per person2020: 0 units per person2021: 0 units per person2022: 0 units per person2023: 0 units per person2024: 0 units per person2025: 0 units per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita in Mauritania is 0.0002 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2,995.3% on the previous year.

Over the whole period, diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita in Mauritania peaked at 0.0002 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1980.

That places Mauritania 1st out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita in Mauritania, year by year

Annual values for Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita in Mauritania, 1974 to 2025.
Year units per person Change
1974 0 units per person
1975 0 units per person -2.9%
1976 0 units per person -2.9%
1977 0.0001 units per person +173.0%
1978 0 units per person -95.9%
1979 0 units per person -22.2%
1980 0 units per person -100.0%
1981 0 units per person
1982 0 units per person
1983 0 units per person +1163.1%
1984 0 units per person +199.0%
1985 0.0001 units per person +56.7%
1986 0 units per person -39.7%
1987 0 units per person -38.1%
1988 0.0001 units per person +115.3%
1989 0.0001 units per person +18.2%
1990 0 units per person -87.2%
1997 0 units per person -100.0%
2003 0 units per person
2005 0 units per person
2007 0 units per person
2008 0 units per person
2012 0 units per person
2015 0 units per person
2016 0 units per person
2018 0 units per person
2019 0 units per person
2020 0 units per person
2021 0 units per person
2022 0 units per person
2023 0 units per person
2024 0 units per person +94.3%
2025 0.0002 units per person +2995.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0 units per person 0 units per person 0.0001 units per person 6
1980s 0 units per person 0 units per person 0.0001 units per person 10
1990s 0 units per person 0 units per person 0 units per person 2
2000s 0 units per person 0 units per person 0 units per person 4
2010s 0 units per person 0 units per person 0 units per person 5
2020s 0 units per person 0 units per person 0.0002 units per person 6

Countries ranked near Mauritania

  1. 2 Somalia 0.0002 units per person compare
  2. 3 Nigeria 0.0001 units per person compare
  3. 4 Niger 0.0001 units per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita in Mauritania?
Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita in Mauritania was 0.0002 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
The highest recorded value was 0.0002 units per person in 2025.
What is the lowest diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1980.
How does Mauritania rank for diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita?
Mauritania ranks 1st out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
Where does this Mauritania data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Diphtheria - number of reported cases divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
205 places, 8,479 data points, 1974–2025
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Diphtheria - number of reported cases divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.