Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Mauritania

Mauritania: Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 was 0.2 in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
0.2
Change on year
up 25.0%
World rank
147th
of 165 countries
All-time high
0.23
in 2009
All-time low
0.16
in 2021
Years of data
7
2004–2022

Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Mauritania, 2004–2022

00.050.10.150.20.252004201320222004: 0.222009: 0.232018: 0.182019: 0.172020: 0.172021: 0.162022: 0.2

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Mauritania is 0.2, measured in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.0% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Mauritania peaked at 0.23 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.16, in 2021.

Mauritania ranks 147th of 165 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Mauritania, year by year

Annual values for Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Mauritania, 2004 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2004 0.22 —
2009 0.23 +4.5%
2018 0.18 -21.7%
2019 0.17 -5.6%
2020 0.17 +0.0%
2021 0.16 -5.9%
2022 0.2 +25.0%

Mauritania compared with similar countries

  • Mauritania's 0.2 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.56, 36% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Mauritania's 0.2 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.275, 73% of the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.225 0.22 0.23 2
2010s 0.175 0.17 0.18 2
2020s 0.1767 0.16 0.2 3

Countries ranked near Mauritania

  1. 145 Cameroon 0.22 compare
  2. 146 Senegal 0.21 compare
  3. 148 Burkina Faso 0.16 compare
  4. 148 Mozambique 0.16 compare
  5. 150 Guinea 0.15 compare

See the full ranking of 165 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Mauritania?
Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 in Mauritania was 0.2 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 recorded in Mauritania?
The highest recorded value was 0.23 in 2009.
What is the lowest pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.16 in 2021.
How does Mauritania rank for pharmaceutical personnel per 1000?
Mauritania ranks 147th out of 165 countries with data for 2022.
Is pharmaceutical personnel per 1000 rising or falling in Mauritania?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mauritania data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Pharmaceutical personnel per 1000
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
165 places, 2,512 data points, 2000–2024
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