Homicides in Mauritania
Mauritania: Homicides was 500.5 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Homicides in Mauritania, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 500.5 deaths for homicides in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Mauritania peaked at 500.5 deaths in 2021 and was at its lowest, 399.58 deaths, in 2000.
Mauritania ranks 85th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Homicides in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 399.58 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 402.02 deaths | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 404.41 deaths | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 407.3 deaths | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 409.58 deaths | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 405.6 deaths | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 407.24 deaths | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 410.28 deaths | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 412.94 deaths | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 415.82 deaths | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 419.03 deaths | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 429.3 deaths | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 439.07 deaths | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 445.73 deaths | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 460.65 deaths | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 470.99 deaths | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 480.74 deaths | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 480.9 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 485.5 deaths | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 491.38 deaths | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 495.7 deaths | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 500.5 deaths | +1.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 500.5 deaths is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 743.83 deaths, 67% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 500.5 deaths is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 971.62 deaths, 52% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 407.48 deaths | 399.58 deaths | 415.82 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 460.33 deaths | 419.03 deaths | 491.38 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 498.1 deaths | 495.7 deaths | 500.5 deaths | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
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 homicides in Mauritania?
- Homicides in Mauritania was 500.5 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicides recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 500.5 deaths in 2021.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 399.58 deaths in 2000.
- How does Mauritania rank for homicides?
- Mauritania ranks 85th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicides. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from interpersonal violence in both sexes.