Nursing personnel in Mauritania
Mauritania: Nursing personnel was 6,503 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Nursing personnel in Mauritania, 2004–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nursing personnel in Mauritania is 6,503, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 164.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nursing personnel in Mauritania peaked at 6,503 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,658, in 2004.
Mauritania ranks 133rd of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,806 | 1,658 | 1,953 | 2 |
| 2010s | 3,908 | 2,458 | 4,571 | 6 |
| 2020s | 5,650 | 4,290 | 6,503 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More health data for Mauritania
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,563 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 653 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 70,970 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 66,635 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 69,336 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 67,815 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 69,383 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 72,578 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nursing personnel in Mauritania?
- Nursing personnel in Mauritania was 6,503 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest nursing personnel recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 6,503 in 2022.
- What is the lowest nursing personnel recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,658 in 2004.
- How does Mauritania rank for nursing personnel?
- Mauritania ranks 133rd out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is nursing personnel rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 164.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Nursing personnel (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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