Health in Mauritania 1,161 indicators covering health for Mauritania. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Deaths from substance use disorders who 1.18 2021 up 49.4% 161st Death rates opioid overdoses by age 0 2021 — 1st Death rates amphetamine overdoses by age 0 2021 — 1st Death rates cocaine overdoses by age 0 2021 — 1st Deaths drug use disorders by sex 0 2021 — 178th Deaths cocaine overdoses by sex 0 2021 — 158th Deaths amphetamine overdoses by sex 0 2021 — 154th Deaths opioid overdoses by sex 0 2021 — 175th Deaths from substance disorders who 21.83 2021 up 37.6% 148th Death rates substance disorders who 0.461 2021 up 1.8% 176th Death rates alcohol drug overdoses by age who 0 2021 — 15th Deaths alcohol drugs by sex who 2.57 2021 up 57.7% 150th Dengue fever deaths 0.01 2021 unchanged 93rd Death rate from cardiovascular disease age standardized ghe 260.38 2021 up 3.1% 85th Deaths from cardiovascular disease type 38.42 2021 down 0.5% 126th Death rate from rheumatic heart disease who ghe age standardized 1.69 2021 down 19.7% 76th Death rate from hypertensive heart disease who ghe age standardized 31.74 2021 down 2.3% 55th Death rate from ischaemic heart disease who ghe age standardized 93.17 2021 up 8.6% 102nd Deaths from cardiovascular diseases by region 4,870 2021 up 21.7% 139th Total disease burden who 1.54 million 2021 up 10.8% 121st Burden of disease who 33,397 2021 down 15.4% 111th Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders who 36.76 2021 up 0.4% 179th Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population 66.3% 2023 up 152.1% 13th Male female ratio suicides rates 2.23 2021 up 0.4% 153rd Number of people notified with new episode of TB in a given year 2,446 2021 up 34.4% 99th Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are 460 2021 up 107.2% 91st Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who have 701 2021 up 53.1% 84th Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT 39.0% 2024 down 38.1% 73rd Share of women who are smoking 2.7 2022 down 43.8% 115th Comparing the share of men and women who are smoking 18.2 2022 down 25.1% 125th Share of men who are smoking 18.2 2022 down 25.1% 125th Adults smoking 2007 2018 10.4 2022 down 28.3% 134th Cases started on MDR-TB treatment 37 2023 up 3,600.0% 96th Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population 13.1% 2023 up 184.8% 30th Share healthy diet unaffordable 55.2 2024 up 6.8% 39th Malaria incidence per 1,000 population at risk 69.55 per 1,000 people 2024 up 23.5% 34th Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are 1,277 2021 up 26.6% 104th Raised fasting blood glucose (>=7.0 mmol/L) 9 2014 up 20.0% 77th Mean fasting blood glucose (mmol/l) 5.08 2014 down 0.5% 134th Raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L) 6.7 2014 up 24.1% 133rd Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical 596,151 2024 down 12.5% 60th Reported number of people requiring interventions against NTDs 596,151 2024 down 12.5% 68th Child deaths from streptococcus by disease 18 2015 down 45.5% 73rd Births attended by skilled health personnel 70.4% 2021 up 8.3% 143rd Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of 44.22 2019 down 17.1% 40th Number of new leprosy cases 7 2024 down 61.1% 93rd Total official development assistance to medical research and basic 23.47 million constant US$ 2024 up 68.7% 55th Pharmacists 0.2 2022 down 13.0% 145th Health worker density, by type of occupation 0.31 per 10,000 people 2022 up 47.6% 124th Inactivated first-dose polio vaccine (IPV1) immunization coverage 84.0% 2025 up 1,300.0% 141st Number of new hivaids infections who 200 2024 unchanged 106th Number of current cigarette smokers, estimate 230,000 2030 up 17.3% 125th Incidence of malaria 69.55 per 1,000 population at risk 2024 up 23.5% 37th Reported number of children receiving antiretroviral therapy 164 2025 up 4.5% 66th Concentrations of fine particulate matter 49.67 2023 up 1.4% 8th Death rate road traffic injuries 25.6 2019 down 3.0% 47th New or unknown treatment history cases: Pulmonary, bacteriologically 1,228 2023 down 5.8% 104th Cholera case fatality rate 6.52 2011 — 6th Medical doctors not further defined 791 2017 up 77.8% 98th Life satisfaction vs life expectancy 68.48 2023 up 3.9% 175th ← Previous Page 14 of 20 Next →