Malaria incidence in Mauritania

Malaria incidence in Mauritania was 69.6 per 1,000 at risk in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2018.

Measure: Malaria incidence Unit: New cases per 1,000 people at risk Data: 2000 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Mauritania, 2024 69.6 New cases per 1,000 people at risk
Change from 2023 +26.7per 1,000 at risk 2023: 42.9 per 1,000 at risk
World, 2024 64.0 per 1,000 at risk Official aggregate
Position in 2024 37th of 105 See the full ranking

Malaria incidence in Mauritania over time

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New cases per 1,000 people at risk. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Malaria incidence (new cases per 1,000 people at risk), 2000 to 2024
Period MauritaniaWorld
2024 69.6 per 1,000 at risk 64.0 per 1,000 at risk
2023 42.9 per 1,000 at risk –
2022 57.6 per 1,000 at risk 60.7 per 1,000 at risk
2021 26.3 per 1,000 at risk –
2020 64.1 per 1,000 at risk 60.3 per 1,000 at risk
2019 60.2 per 1,000 at risk 58.0 per 1,000 at risk
2018 79.7 per 1,000 at risk 58.5 per 1,000 at risk
2017 72.8 per 1,000 at risk 59.7 per 1,000 at risk
2016 94.5 per 1,000 at risk 58.7 per 1,000 at risk
2015 73.6 per 1,000 at risk 59.0 per 1,000 at risk
2014 56.3 per 1,000 at risk 58.7 per 1,000 at risk
2013 27.1 per 1,000 at risk 60.4 per 1,000 at risk
2012 24.3 per 1,000 at risk 62.7 per 1,000 at risk
2011 46.4 per 1,000 at risk 65.2 per 1,000 at risk
2010 36.3 per 1,000 at risk 68.2 per 1,000 at risk
2009 33.0 per 1,000 at risk 69.2 per 1,000 at risk
2008 65.5 per 1,000 at risk 68.9 per 1,000 at risk
2007 75.8 per 1,000 at risk 70.7 per 1,000 at risk
2006 76.4 per 1,000 at risk 73.4 per 1,000 at risk
2005 84.3 per 1,000 at risk 76.6 per 1,000 at risk
2004 86.4 per 1,000 at risk 78.0 per 1,000 at risk
2003 96.0 per 1,000 at risk 78.7 per 1,000 at risk
2002 92.6 per 1,000 at risk 78.5 per 1,000 at risk
2001 93.7 per 1,000 at risk 80.7 per 1,000 at risk
2000 96.4 per 1,000 at risk 79.9 per 1,000 at risk

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +26.7 from 42.9 per 1,000 at risk in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 56.3 per 1,000 at risk, the figure has changed by +13.3.
  • Among the 105 countries with data for 2024, Mauritania has the 37th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 64.0 per 1,000 at risk.

Source and dates

Original producer
World Health Organization, World Malaria Report
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SH.MLR.INCD.P3 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2024 for Mauritania
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: World Health Organization, World Malaria Report