Self harm death rates by age in Mauritania
Mauritania: Self harm death rates by age was 0.2741 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Self harm death rates by age in Mauritania, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0.2741 for self harm death rates by age in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self harm death rates by age in Mauritania peaked at 0.2741 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1278, in 2004.
That places Mauritania 108th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Self harm death rates by age in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.225 | — |
| 2001 | 0.1446 | -35.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1621 | +12.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1769 | +9.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1278 | -27.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2571 | +101.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2603 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2506 | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2392 | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2204 | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2044 | -7.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2087 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2176 | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2182 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2186 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2245 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2362 | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2391 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2435 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2468 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2565 | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 0.2741 | +6.9% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.2741 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3576, 77% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.2741 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5131, 53% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Self harm death rates by age in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +101.2% | 0.1278 | 0.2571 |
| 2001 | -35.7% | 0.225 | 0.1446 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2064 | 0.1278 | 0.2603 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2258 | 0.2044 | 0.2468 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2653 | 0.2565 | 0.2741 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,563 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.077 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0789 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self harm death rates by age in Mauritania?
- Self harm death rates by age in Mauritania was 0.2741 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest self harm death rates by age recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2741 in 2021.
- What is the lowest self harm death rates by age recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1278 in 2004.
- How does Mauritania rank for self harm death rates by age?
- Mauritania ranks 108th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is self harm death rates by age rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Self harm death rates by age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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