Estimated number of malaria deaths in Mauritania
Mauritania: Estimated number of malaria deaths was 920 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Estimated number of malaria deaths in Mauritania, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for estimated number of malaria deaths in Mauritania is 920, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 67.0% on the previous year and up 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated number of malaria deaths in Mauritania peaked at 988 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 318, in 2021.
That places Mauritania 37th out of 108 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Estimated number of malaria deaths in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 693 | — |
| 2001 | 659 | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 644 | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 642 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 620 | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 617 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 597 | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 608 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 622 | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 631 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 642 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 662 | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 669 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 682 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 724 | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 751 | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 988 | +31.6% |
| 2017 | 784 | -20.6% |
| 2018 | 884 | +12.8% |
| 2019 | 688 | -22.2% |
| 2020 | 754 | +9.6% |
| 2021 | 318 | -57.8% |
| 2022 | 718 | +125.8% |
| 2023 | 551 | -23.3% |
| 2024 | 920 | +67.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 633.3 | 597 | 693 | 10 |
| 2010s | 747.4 | 642 | 988 | 10 |
| 2020s | 652.2 | 318 | 920 | 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)
- 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)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0025 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 0.6787 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0018 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is estimated number of malaria deaths in Mauritania?
- Estimated number of malaria deaths in Mauritania was 920 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest estimated number of malaria deaths recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 988 in 2016.
- What is the lowest estimated number of malaria deaths recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 318 in 2021.
- How does Mauritania rank for estimated number of malaria deaths?
- Mauritania ranks 37th out of 108 countries with data for 2024.
- Is estimated number of malaria deaths rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.1%. 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 Estimated number of malaria deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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