Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Mauritania
Mauritania: Number of incident tuberculosis cases was 3,400 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Mauritania, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of incident tuberculosis cases in Mauritania is 3,400, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of incident tuberculosis cases in Mauritania peaked at 6,000 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3,400, in 2024.
Mauritania ranks 104th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6,000 | — |
| 2001 | 6,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5,900 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 5,900 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5,800 | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 5,700 | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 5,600 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 5,500 | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 5,300 | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 5,100 | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 4,900 | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 4,700 | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 4,500 | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 4,400 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 4,300 | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 4,200 | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 4,200 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4,100 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 4,100 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4,000 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 3,900 | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 3,800 | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 3,600 | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 3,500 | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 3,400 | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,680 | 5,100 | 6,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,340 | 4,000 | 4,900 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,640 | 3,400 | 3,900 | 5 |
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- 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 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 incident tuberculosis cases in Mauritania?
- Number of incident tuberculosis cases in Mauritania was 3,400 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of incident tuberculosis cases recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 6,000 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of incident tuberculosis cases recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,400 in 2024.
- How does Mauritania rank for number of incident tuberculosis cases?
- Mauritania ranks 104th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of incident tuberculosis cases rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of incident tuberculosis cases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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