Suicide mortality rate, by sex in Mauritania
Mauritania: Suicide mortality rate, by sex was 2.7 per 100,000 people in 2021. ▬ Flat
Suicide mortality rate, by sex in Mauritania, 2000–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 2.7 per 100,000 people for suicide mortality rate, by sex in 2021. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate, by sex in Mauritania peaked at 2.7 per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.6 per 100,000 people, in 2005.
Mauritania ranks 171st of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Suicide mortality rate, by sex in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.7 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2005 | 2.6 per 100,000 people | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 2.6 per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.7 per 100,000 people | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 2.7 per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.7 per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.7 per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.65 per 100,000 people | 2.6 per 100,000 people | 2.7 per 100,000 people | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.67 per 100,000 people | 2.6 per 100,000 people | 2.7 per 100,000 people | 3 |
| 2020s | 2.7 per 100,000 people | 2.7 per 100,000 people | 2.7 per 100,000 people | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate, by sex in Mauritania?
- Suicide mortality rate, by sex in Mauritania was 2.7 per 100,000 people in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest suicide mortality rate, by sex recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7 per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate, by sex recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6 per 100,000 people in 2005.
- How does Mauritania rank for suicide mortality rate, by sex?
- Mauritania ranks 171st out of 197 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate, by sex rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Suicide mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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