Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Mauritania
Mauritania: Nurses and midwives per 1000 people was 1.61 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
1.61
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
146th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.61
in 2022
All-time low
0.66
in 2004
Years of data
11
2004–2022
Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Mauritania, 2004–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 1.61 for nurses and midwives per 1000 people in 2022. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 94.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Mauritania peaked at 1.61 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.66, in 2004.
Mauritania ranks 146th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.66 | — |
| 2009 | 0.701 | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 0.827 | +18.0% |
| 2014 | 0.999 | +20.8% |
| 2015 | 1.04 | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 1.09 | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 1.09 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.19 | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 1.16 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 1.56 | +35.4% |
| 2022 | 1.61 | +2.8% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 1.61 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.63, 98% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 1.61 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.14, 1.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6805 | 0.66 | 0.701 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.04 | 0.827 | 1.19 | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.44 | 1.16 | 1.61 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More reference data data for Mauritania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0975 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0216 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.327 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1337 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 14.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1178 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Mauritania?
- Nurses and midwives per 1000 people in Mauritania was 1.61 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest nurses and midwives per 1000 people recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.61 in 2022.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1000 people recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.66 in 2004.
- How does Mauritania rank for nurses and midwives per 1000 people?
- Mauritania ranks 146th out of 188 countries with data for 2022.
- Is nurses and midwives per 1000 people rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Nurses and midwives per 1000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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