Physicians in Mauritania
Mauritania had 0.26 physicians per 1,000 people in 2022. The value for 2022 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Mauritania, 2022
0.26
Change from 2021
+0.04per 1,000 people
World, 2022
1.86 per 1,000 people
Physicians in Mauritania over time
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Physicians per 1,000 people. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Mauritania | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.26 per 1,000 people | 1.86 per 1,000 people |
| 2021 | 0.22 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2020 | 0.20 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2019 | 0.20 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2018 | 0.20 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2017 | 0.19 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2015 | 0.18 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2014 | 0.16 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2010 | 0.16 per 1,000 people | 1.49 per 1,000 people |
| 2009 | 0.14 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2004 | 0.11 per 1,000 people | – |
| 2000 | – | 1.52 per 1,000 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.04 from 0.22 per 1,000 people in 2021.
- Since 2004, when it was 0.11 per 1,000 people, the figure has changed by +0.15.
- The figure for the world in 2022 was 1.86 per 1,000 people.
More for Mauritania
All statistics for Mauritania
Hospital beds
0.4 per 1,000 people
2006 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
68.5 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
13.5 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
61.4 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
40
2023 · WHO
Alcohol consumption
0.00 litres
2024 · WHO