Medical doctors in Mauritania
Mauritania: Medical doctors was 1,273 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Medical doctors in Mauritania, 2004–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for medical doctors in Mauritania is 1,273, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 23.0% on the previous year and up 132.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in Mauritania peaked at 1,273 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 313, in 2004.
That places Mauritania 140th out of 187 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 379 | 313 | 445 | 2 |
| 2010s | 733.17 | 547 | 897 | 6 |
| 2020s | 1,081 | 934 | 1,273 | 3 |
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More health data for Mauritania
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,563 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 653 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 70,970 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 66,635 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 69,336 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 67,815 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 69,383 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 72,578 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors in Mauritania?
- Medical doctors in Mauritania was 1,273 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 1,273 in 2022.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 313 in 2004.
- How does Mauritania rank for medical doctors?
- Mauritania ranks 140th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 132.7%. 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 Medical doctors (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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