Number of presumed malaria cases in Mauritania
Mauritania: Number of presumed malaria cases was 24,438 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
24,438
Change on year
down 68.3%
World rank
29th
of 102 countries
All-time high
173,109
in 2015
All-time low
24,438
in 2024
Years of data
10
2015–2024
Number of presumed malaria cases in Mauritania, 2015–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 24,438 for number of presumed malaria cases in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 68.3% on the previous year and down 85.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of presumed malaria cases in Mauritania peaked at 173,109 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 24,438, in 2024.
That places Mauritania 29th out of 102 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Number of presumed malaria cases in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 173,109 | — |
| 2016 | 142,192 | -17.9% |
| 2017 | 162,572 | +14.3% |
| 2018 | 145,232 | -10.7% |
| 2019 | 120,251 | -17.2% |
| 2020 | 132,284 | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 30,900 | -76.6% |
| 2022 | 88,819 | +187.4% |
| 2023 | 76,991 | -13.3% |
| 2024 | 24,438 | -68.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 148,671 | 120,251 | 173,109 | 5 |
| 2020s | 70,686 | 24,438 | 132,284 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 26 Solomon Islands 41,132 compare
- 27 Benin 28,045 compare
- 28 Guinea 24,519 compare
- 30 Burundi 19,021 compare
- 31 Madagascar 11,610 compare
- 32 Equatorial Guinea 9,430 compare
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 presumed malaria cases in Mauritania?
- Number of presumed malaria cases in Mauritania was 24,438 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of presumed malaria cases recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 173,109 in 2015.
- What is the lowest number of presumed malaria cases recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,438 in 2024.
- How does Mauritania rank for number of presumed malaria cases?
- Mauritania ranks 29th out of 102 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of presumed malaria cases rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.9%. 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 presumed malaria cases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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