Number of current cigarette smokers, estimate in Mauritania

Mauritania: Number of current cigarette smokers, estimate was 230,000 in 2030. ▲ Rising

Latest (2030)
230,000
World rank
125th
of 166 countries
All-time high
230,000
in 2030
All-time low
165,000
in 2000
Years of data
11
2000–2030

Number of current cigarette smokers, estimate in Mauritania, 2000–2030

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k2000201520302000: 165.0k2005: 168.0k2007: 169.0k2010: 174.0k2015: 183.0k2020: 196.0k2022: 202.0k2023: 206.0k2024: 210.0k2025: 214.0k2030: 230.0k

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2030, number of current cigarette smokers, estimate in Mauritania stood at 230,000. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 17.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of current cigarette smokers, estimate in Mauritania peaked at 230,000 in 2030 and was at its lowest, 165,000, in 2000.

Mauritania ranks 125th of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Number of current cigarette smokers, estimate in Mauritania, year by year

Annual values for Number of current cigarette smokers, estimate in Mauritania, 2000 to 2030.
Year Value Change
2000 165,000
2005 168,000 +1.8%
2007 169,000 +0.6%
2010 174,000 +3.0%
2015 183,000 +5.2%
2020 196,000 +7.1%
2022 202,000 +3.1%
2023 206,000 +2.0%
2024 210,000 +1.9%
2025 214,000 +1.9%
2030 230,000 +7.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 167,333 165,000 169,000 3
2010s 178,500 174,000 183,000 2
2020s 205,600 196,000 214,000 5
2030s 230,000 230,000 230,000 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of current cigarette smokers, estimate in Mauritania?
Number of current cigarette smokers, estimate in Mauritania was 230,000 in 2030, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest number of current cigarette smokers, estimate recorded in Mauritania?
The highest recorded value was 230,000 in 2030.
What is the lowest number of current cigarette smokers, estimate recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 165,000 in 2000.
How does Mauritania rank for number of current cigarette smokers, estimate?
Mauritania ranks 125th out of 166 countries with data for 2030.
Is number of current cigarette smokers, estimate rising or falling in Mauritania?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. 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 Number of current cigarette smokers, estimate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Number of current cigarette smokers, estimate
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
173 places, 1,903 data points, 2000–2030
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