Measles - number of reported cases in Mauritania
Mauritania: Measles - number of reported cases was 102 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Measles - number of reported cases in Mauritania, 1974–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 102 for measles - number of reported cases in 2025.
The figure is down 90.8% on the previous year and up 10,100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, measles - number of reported cases in Mauritania peaked at 15,710 in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2020.
That places Mauritania 84th out of 210 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Measles - number of reported cases in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 9,961 | — |
| 1975 | 9,501 | -4.6% |
| 1976 | 10,373 | +9.2% |
| 1977 | 6,701 | -35.4% |
| 1978 | 6,761 | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 9,382 | +38.8% |
| 1980 | 11,441 | +21.9% |
| 1981 | 8,658 | -24.3% |
| 1982 | 6,743 | -22.1% |
| 1983 | 15,710 | +133.0% |
| 1984 | 11,203 | -28.7% |
| 1985 | 15,123 | +35.0% |
| 1986 | 5,318 | -64.8% |
| 1987 | 2,323 | -56.3% |
| 1988 | 434 | -81.3% |
| 1989 | 5,032 | +1059.4% |
| 1990 | 1,379 | -72.6% |
| 1991 | 4,601 | +233.6% |
| 1992 | 4,990 | +8.5% |
| 1993 | 5,754 | +15.3% |
| 1994 | 2,668 | -53.6% |
| 1995 | 195 | -92.7% |
| 1997 | 499 | +155.9% |
| 1998 | 1,303 | +161.1% |
| 1999 | 5,263 | +303.9% |
| 2001 | 1,398 | -73.4% |
| 2002 | 883 | -36.8% |
| 2003 | 3,611 | +308.9% |
| 2004 | 5,039 | +39.5% |
| 2005 | 127 | -97.5% |
| 2006 | 22 | -82.7% |
| 2007 | 11 | -50.0% |
| 2008 | 4 | -63.6% |
| 2009 | 322 | +7950.0% |
| 2010 | 1,292 | +301.2% |
| 2011 | 234 | -81.9% |
| 2012 | 35 | -85.0% |
| 2013 | 62 | +77.1% |
| 2014 | 14 | -77.4% |
| 2015 | 1 | -92.9% |
| 2016 | 13 | +1200.0% |
| 2017 | 63 | +384.6% |
| 2018 | 77 | +22.2% |
| 2019 | 196 | +154.5% |
| 2020 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 249 | — |
| 2022 | 96 | -61.4% |
| 2023 | 339 | +253.1% |
| 2024 | 1,107 | +226.5% |
| 2025 | 102 | -90.8% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 102 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 127, 80% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 102 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 543, 19% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Measles - number of reported cases 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +7950.0% | 4 | 322 |
| 2016 | +1200.0% | 1 | 13 |
| 1989 | +1059.4% | 434 | 5,032 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8,780 | 6,701 | 10,373 | 6 |
| 1980s | 8,198 | 434 | 15,710 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,961 | 195 | 5,754 | 9 |
| 2000s | 1,269 | 4 | 5,039 | 9 |
| 2010s | 198.7 | 1 | 1,292 | 10 |
| 2020s | 315.5 | 0 | 1,107 | 6 |
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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)
- 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 measles - number of reported cases in Mauritania?
- Measles - number of reported cases in Mauritania was 102 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest measles - number of reported cases recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 15,710 in 1983.
- What is the lowest measles - number of reported cases recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2020.
- How does Mauritania rank for measles - number of reported cases?
- Mauritania ranks 84th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is measles - number of reported cases rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10,100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Measles - number of reported cases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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