Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in Mauritania
Mauritania: Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type was 84 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in Mauritania, 2003–2022
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in Mauritania is 84, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in Mauritania peaked at 84 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 22, in 2004.
That places Mauritania 92nd out of 194 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 58 | — |
| 2004 | 22 | -62.1% |
| 2005 | 55 | +150.0% |
| 2006 | 41 | -25.5% |
| 2007 | 66 | +61.0% |
| 2008 | 68 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 60 | -11.8% |
| 2010 | 70 | +16.7% |
| 2011 | 70 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 68 | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 71 | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 70 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 71 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 70 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 77 | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 81 | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 81 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 75 | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 83 | +10.7% |
| 2022 | 84 | +1.2% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 84 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 89, 94% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 84 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 88, 95% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type 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 | +150.0% | 22 | 55 |
| 2004 | -62.1% | 58 | 22 |
| 2007 | +61.0% | 41 | 66 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.86 | 22 | 68 | 7 |
| 2010s | 72.9 | 68 | 81 | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.67 | 75 | 84 | 3 |
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)
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in Mauritania?
- Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type in Mauritania was 84 in 2022, according to World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate by type recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 84 in 2022.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis treatment success rate by type recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 22 in 2004.
- How does Mauritania rank for tuberculosis treatment success rate by type?
- Mauritania ranks 92nd out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tuberculosis treatment success rate by type rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The treatment success rate refers to the share of people diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB) who were either cured or completed their treatment according to the country’s treatment guidelines.