Number of deaths in Mauritania
Mauritania: Number of deaths was 24,822 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Number of deaths in Mauritania, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 24,822 deaths for number of deaths in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths in Mauritania peaked at 24,822 deaths in 2021 and was at its lowest, 19,290 deaths, in 2007.
Mauritania ranks 136th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Number of deaths in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21,602 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 21,340 deaths | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 20,899 deaths | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 20,435 deaths | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 20,109 deaths | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 19,880 deaths | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 19,462 deaths | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 19,290 deaths | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 19,422 deaths | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 19,941 deaths | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 20,606 deaths | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 21,373 deaths | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 22,254 deaths | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 22,615 deaths | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 22,484 deaths | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 22,410 deaths | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 22,306 deaths | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 22,306 deaths | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 22,313 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 22,362 deaths | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 24,557 deaths | +9.8% |
| 2021 | 24,822 deaths | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20,238 deaths | 19,290 deaths | 21,602 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 22,103 deaths | 20,606 deaths | 22,615 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 24,690 deaths | 24,557 deaths | 24,822 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 0-14, female, annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2093 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2146 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths in Mauritania?
- Number of deaths in Mauritania was 24,822 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of deaths recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 24,822 deaths in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of deaths recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,290 deaths in 2007.
- How does Mauritania rank for number of deaths?
- Mauritania ranks 136th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is number of deaths rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes.