Estimated malaria mortality rate in Mauritania
Mauritania: Estimated malaria mortality rate was 17.8 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
17.8
Change on year
up 62.2%
World rank
36th
of 108 countries
All-time high
26.52
in 2000
All-time low
6.72
in 2021
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Estimated malaria mortality rate in Mauritania, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 17.8 for estimated malaria mortality rate in 2024.
The figure is up 62.2% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated malaria mortality rate in Mauritania peaked at 26.52 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.72, in 2021.
That places Mauritania 36th out of 108 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Estimated malaria mortality rate in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.52 | — |
| 2001 | 24.6 | -7.2% |
| 2002 | 23.52 | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 22.91 | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 21.61 | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 20.99 | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 19.81 | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 19.66 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 19.54 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 19.21 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 18.93 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 18.9 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 18.49 | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 18.26 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 18.81 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 18.94 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 24.18 | +27.7% |
| 2017 | 18.62 | -23.0% |
| 2018 | 20.38 | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 15.4 | -24.4% |
| 2020 | 16.39 | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 6.72 | -59.0% |
| 2022 | 14.73 | +119.3% |
| 2023 | 10.97 | -25.5% |
| 2024 | 17.8 | +62.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.84 | 19.21 | 26.52 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.09 | 15.4 | 24.18 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.32 | 6.72 | 17.8 | 5 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 653 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,563 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 3.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.2615 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 3.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.5437 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is estimated malaria mortality rate in Mauritania?
- Estimated malaria mortality rate in Mauritania was 17.8 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest estimated malaria mortality rate recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 26.52 in 2000.
- What is the lowest estimated malaria mortality rate recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.72 in 2021.
- How does Mauritania rank for estimated malaria mortality rate?
- Mauritania ranks 36th out of 108 countries with data for 2024.
- Is estimated malaria mortality rate rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Estimated malaria mortality rate (per 100 000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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