Number of suspected malaria cases in Mauritania
Mauritania: Number of suspected malaria cases was 266,899 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
266,899
Change on year
up 39.1%
World rank
63rd
of 100 countries
All-time high
266,899
in 2024
All-time low
96,044
in 2021
Years of data
10
2015–2024
Number of suspected malaria cases in Mauritania, 2015–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 266,899 for number of suspected malaria cases in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 39.1% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of suspected malaria cases in Mauritania peaked at 266,899 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 96,044, in 2021.
Mauritania ranks 63rd of 100 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Number of suspected malaria cases in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 233,362 | — |
| 2016 | 192,980 | -17.3% |
| 2017 | 214,087 | +10.9% |
| 2018 | 221,121 | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 155,658 | -29.6% |
| 2020 | 160,032 | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 96,044 | -40.0% |
| 2022 | 205,333 | +113.8% |
| 2023 | 191,823 | -6.6% |
| 2024 | 266,899 | +39.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 203,442 | 155,658 | 233,362 | 5 |
| 2020s | 184,026 | 96,044 | 266,899 | 5 |
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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)
- 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 suspected malaria cases in Mauritania?
- Number of suspected malaria cases in Mauritania was 266,899 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of suspected malaria cases recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 266,899 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of suspected malaria cases recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 96,044 in 2021.
- How does Mauritania rank for number of suspected malaria cases?
- Mauritania ranks 63rd out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of suspected malaria cases rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of suspected malaria cases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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