Number of deaths from malaria in Mauritania
Mauritania: Number of deaths from malaria was 796 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Number of deaths from malaria in Mauritania, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2021, number of deaths from malaria in Mauritania stood at 796 deaths. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths from malaria in Mauritania peaked at 796 deaths in 2021 and was at its lowest, 600.77 deaths, in 2006.
Mauritania ranks 38th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Number of deaths from malaria in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 702.05 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 667 deaths | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 651 deaths | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 650 deaths | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 626 deaths | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 620.71 deaths | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 600.77 deaths | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 611 deaths | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 625 deaths | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 631 deaths | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 641 deaths | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 659 deaths | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 666 deaths | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 677 deaths | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 717 deaths | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 742.2 deaths | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 766.19 deaths | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 760.79 deaths | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 769.1 deaths | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 776 deaths | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 792 deaths | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 796 deaths | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 638.45 deaths | 600.77 deaths | 702.05 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 717.43 deaths | 641 deaths | 776 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 794 deaths | 792 deaths | 796 deaths | 2 |
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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)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 3.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0099 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 2.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0086 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths from malaria in Mauritania?
- Number of deaths from malaria in Mauritania was 796 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of deaths from malaria recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 796 deaths in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of deaths from malaria recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 600.77 deaths in 2006.
- How does Mauritania rank for number of deaths from malaria?
- Mauritania ranks 38th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is number of deaths from malaria rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of deaths from malaria. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from malaria in both sexes.