Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Mauritania
Mauritania: Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population was 10.64 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Mauritania, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 10.64 for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Mauritania peaked at 14.82 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.64, in 2021.
That places Mauritania 37th out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.82 | — |
| 2001 | 14.56 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 14.32 | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 14.1 | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 13.82 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 13.41 | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 13.13 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 12.88 | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 12.63 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 12.38 | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 12.14 | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 12.1 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 12.04 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 11.88 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 11.93 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 11.86 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 11.77 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 11.45 | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 11.23 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 11.04 | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 10.83 | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 10.64 | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.61 | 12.38 | 14.82 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.74 | 11.04 | 12.14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.74 | 10.64 | 10.83 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 34 Zimbabwe 11.92 compare
- 35 Côte d'Ivoire 10.95 compare
- 36 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 10.74 compare
- 38 Eritrea 10.43 compare
- 39 Papua New Guinea 10.41 compare
- 40 Mali 10.04 compare
More social development data for Mauritania
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 301,490 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 43,906 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0083 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 43,906 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0567 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Mauritania?
- Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Mauritania was 10.64 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 14.82 in 2000.
- What is the lowest estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.64 in 2021.
- How does Mauritania rank for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population?
- Mauritania ranks 37th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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