Medical doctors in Mauritania
Mauritania: Medical doctors was 2.61 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Medical doctors in Mauritania, 2004–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2022, medical doctors in Mauritania stood at 2.61. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 19.2% on the previous year and up 62.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in Mauritania peaked at 2.61 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.09, in 2004.
That places Mauritania 149th out of 185 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.23 | 1.09 | 1.36 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.8 | 1.61 | 2.01 | 6 |
| 2020s | 2.28 | 2.03 | 2.61 | 3 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 653 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,563 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 2.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4908 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 41,224 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors in Mauritania?
- Medical doctors in Mauritania was 2.61 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 2.61 in 2022.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.09 in 2004.
- How does Mauritania rank for medical doctors?
- Mauritania ranks 149th out of 185 countries with data for 2022.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.1%. 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 Medical doctors (per 10,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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