Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) was 1.72 per 100,000 female population in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
1.72 per 100,000 female population
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
145th
of 185 countries
All-time high
1.96 per 100,000 female population
in 2001
All-time low
1.64 per 100,000 female population
in 2011
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Suicide mortality rate, female in Mauritania, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 100,000 female population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for suicide mortality rate, female in Mauritania is 1.72 per 100,000 female population, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate, female in Mauritania peaked at 1.96 per 100,000 female population in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.64 per 100,000 female population, in 2011.
Mauritania ranks 145th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 female population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.88 per 100,000 female population | — |
| 2001 | 1.96 per 100,000 female population | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 1.96 per 100,000 female population | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.92 per 100,000 female population | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 1.93 per 100,000 female population | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.87 per 100,000 female population | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 1.87 per 100,000 female population | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.68 per 100,000 female population | -10.2% |
| 2008 | 1.66 per 100,000 female population | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 1.68 per 100,000 female population | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 1.67 per 100,000 female population | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.64 per 100,000 female population | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 1.72 per 100,000 female population | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 1.74 per 100,000 female population | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 1.75 per 100,000 female population | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.73 per 100,000 female population | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.79 per 100,000 female population | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 1.78 per 100,000 female population | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.76 per 100,000 female population | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 1.73 per 100,000 female population | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 1.67 per 100,000 female population | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 1.72 per 100,000 female population | +3.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 1.72 per 100,000 female population is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.97 per 100,000 female population, 58% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 1.72 per 100,000 female population is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.52 per 100,000 female population, 49% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.84 per 100,000 female population | 1.66 per 100,000 female population | 1.96 per 100,000 female population | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.73 per 100,000 female population | 1.64 per 100,000 female population | 1.79 per 100,000 female population | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.69 per 100,000 female population | 1.67 per 100,000 female population | 1.72 per 100,000 female population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 142 Puerto Rico 1.85 per 100,000 female population compare
- 143 Philippines 1.77 per 100,000 female population compare
- 144 Seychelles 1.74 per 100,000 female population compare
- 146 Nicaragua 1.68 per 100,000 female population compare
- 147 Greece 1.62 per 100,000 female population compare
- 148 Nigeria 1.53 per 100,000 female population compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate, female in Mauritania?
- Suicide mortality rate, female in Mauritania was 1.72 per 100,000 female population in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest suicide mortality rate, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.96 per 100,000 female population in 2001.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.64 per 100,000 female population in 2011.
- How does Mauritania rank for suicide mortality rate, female?
- Mauritania ranks 145th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate, female rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).