Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children in Mauritania
Mauritania: Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children was 2 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children in Mauritania, 2015–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children in Mauritania is 2, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 100.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children in Mauritania peaked at 2 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2015.
That places Mauritania 54th out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 1 | — |
| 2018 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 2 | — |
| 2022 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2023 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 2 | — |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 2 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5, 40% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 2 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6, 33% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6667 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.8 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
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 leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children in Mauritania?
- Leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children in Mauritania was 2 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 2021.
- What is the lowest leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2015.
- How does Mauritania rank for leprosy - number of new leprosy cases among children?
- Mauritania ranks 54th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children (less than 15 years of age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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