Tuberculosis death rate in Mauritania
Mauritania: Tuberculosis death rate was 10 deaths per 100,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis death rate in Mauritania, 2000–2024
Source: WHO (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2024, tuberculosis death rate in Mauritania stood at 10 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.1% on the previous year and down 58.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis death rate in Mauritania peaked at 58 deaths per 100,000 people in 2001 and was at its lowest, 10 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2024.
That places Mauritania 67th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49 deaths per 100,000 people | 37 deaths per 100,000 people | 58 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 16 deaths per 100,000 people | 40 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 deaths per 100,000 people | 16 deaths per 100,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 64 Mongolia 11 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 64 Peru 11 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 64 Ukraine 11 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 67 Macao 10 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 69 Guam 9.4 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 70 Burkina Faso 9 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 70 Laos 9 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 70 Sudan 9 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More health data for Mauritania
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 41,224 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 43,793 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 42,910 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 45,242 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 44,786 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 46,813 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis death rate in Mauritania?
- Tuberculosis death rate in Mauritania was 10 deaths per 100,000 people in 2024, according to WHO (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis death rate recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 58 deaths per 100,000 people in 2001.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis death rate recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 deaths per 100,000 people in 2024.
- How does Mauritania rank for tuberculosis death rate?
- Mauritania ranks 67th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis death rate rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from WHO (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tuberculosis death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated annual number of deaths from all forms of tuberculosis per 100,000 people.