Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Mauritania
Mauritania: Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized was 11.61 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Mauritania, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 11.61 for prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Mauritania peaked at 11.61 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.66, in 1990.
Mauritania ranks 108th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.66 | — |
| 1991 | 5.75 | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 5.84 | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 5.94 | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 6.04 | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 6.13 | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 6.23 | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 6.33 | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 6.42 | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 6.52 | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 6.62 | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 6.72 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 6.83 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 6.95 | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 7.07 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 7.21 | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 7.35 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 7.51 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 7.68 | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 7.87 | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 8.07 | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 8.28 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 8.5 | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 8.74 | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 8.99 | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 9.26 | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 9.55 | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 9.84 | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 10.15 | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 10.48 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 10.84 | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 11.21 | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 11.61 | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.09 | 5.66 | 6.52 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.18 | 6.62 | 7.87 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.19 | 8.07 | 10.48 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.22 | 10.84 | 11.61 | 3 |
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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)
- 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)
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- 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 prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Mauritania?
- Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized in Mauritania was 11.61 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 11.61 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.66 in 1990.
- How does Mauritania rank for prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized?
- Mauritania ranks 108th out of 198 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.6%. 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 Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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