Health system composite index in Mauritania
Mauritania: Health system composite index was -0.0779 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024. ▲ Rising
Health system composite index in Mauritania, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded -0.0779 standard deviations from the yearly mean for health system composite index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.7% on the previous year and up 91.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health system composite index in Mauritania peaked at -0.0779 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024 and was at its lowest, -1.54 standard deviations from the yearly mean, in 1977.
That places Mauritania 118th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Health system composite index in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | standard deviations from the yearly mean | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | -0.9447 standard deviations from the yearly mean | — |
| 1965 | -0.8095 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -14.3% |
| 1970 | -0.8331 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +2.9% |
| 1975 | -0.8663 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +4.0% |
| 1977 | -1.54 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +77.8% |
| 1981 | -0.249 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -83.8% |
| 1982 | -0.2806 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +12.7% |
| 1983 | -0.4202 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +49.8% |
| 1984 | -0.9226 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +119.6% |
| 1985 | -0.7326 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -20.6% |
| 1986 | -0.7206 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.6% |
| 1987 | -1.11 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +53.8% |
| 1988 | -0.8575 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -22.6% |
| 1989 | -1.14 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +32.8% |
| 1990 | -1.2 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +5.8% |
| 1991 | -1.47 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +21.6% |
| 1992 | -1.16 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -21.1% |
| 1993 | -1.06 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -8.2% |
| 1994 | -1.01 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -4.9% |
| 1995 | -0.8178 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -19.0% |
| 1996 | -0.7235 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -11.5% |
| 1997 | -0.7495 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +3.6% |
| 1998 | -0.7546 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +0.7% |
| 1999 | -0.79 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +4.7% |
| 2000 | -1.22 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +54.1% |
| 2001 | -0.9496 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -22.0% |
| 2002 | -0.1291 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -86.4% |
| 2003 | -0.231 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +79.0% |
| 2004 | -0.735 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +218.2% |
| 2005 | -0.8887 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +20.9% |
| 2006 | -1.09 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +22.6% |
| 2007 | -0.9106 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -16.4% |
| 2008 | -1.03 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +13.4% |
| 2009 | -1.27 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +22.7% |
| 2010 | -1.1 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -13.3% |
| 2011 | -1.14 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +4.3% |
| 2012 | -0.8649 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -24.4% |
| 2013 | -0.6549 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -24.3% |
| 2014 | -0.9647 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +47.3% |
| 2015 | -1.07 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +10.8% |
| 2016 | -0.8465 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -20.8% |
| 2017 | -0.9279 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +9.6% |
| 2018 | -0.7969 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -14.1% |
| 2019 | -0.9081 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +14.0% |
| 2020 | -0.6876 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -24.3% |
| 2021 | -0.7911 standard deviations from the yearly mean | +15.0% |
| 2022 | -0.5525 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -30.2% |
| 2023 | -0.0883 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -84.0% |
| 2024 | -0.0779 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -11.7% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's -0.0779 standard deviations from the yearly mean is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.5991 standard deviations from the yearly mean, 13% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's -0.0779 standard deviations from the yearly mean is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.9444 standard deviations from the yearly mean, 8% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Health system composite index 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | -218.2% | -0.231 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.735 standard deviations from the yearly mean |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.8771 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.9447 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.8095 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 2 |
| 1970s | -1.08 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.54 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.8331 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 3 |
| 1980s | -0.7144 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.14 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.249 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 9 |
| 1990s | -0.9733 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.47 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.7235 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.845 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.27 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.1291 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.9275 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.14 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.6549 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.4395 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.7911 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.0779 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 115 Belize -0.0507 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 116 Libya -0.0532 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 117 Eritrea -0.0649 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 119 Romania -0.0782 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 120 Mexico -0.0899 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 121 Ecuador -0.1467 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
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 health system composite index in Mauritania?
- Health system composite index in Mauritania was -0.0779 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest health system composite index recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was -0.0779 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024.
- What is the lowest health system composite index recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.54 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1977.
- How does Mauritania rank for health system composite index?
- Mauritania ranks 118th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is health system composite index rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Health system composite index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
An equal-weighted index of 4 indicators: Life expectancy at birth, total; Physicians per 1000 people; Hospital beds per 1000 people; Immunization, measles. Each is standardised against that year's spread across all reporting countries before averaging, so a score of 0 is the average country and +1 is one standard deviation above it.
Equal-weighted mean of the standardised inputs below.
Computed from
- Life expectancy at birth, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Medical doctors per 1,000 people World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Hospital beds per 1,000 people World Health Organization (WHO) data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Immunization, measles World Health Organization (WHO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
An equal-weighted index of 4 indicators: Life expectancy at birth, total; Physicians per 1000 people; Hospital beds per 1000 people; Immunization, measles. Each is standardised against that year's spread across all reporting countries before averaging, so a score of 0 is the average country and +1 is one standard deviation above it.