Nurses and midwives in Mauritania
Mauritania had 16.1 nurses and midwives per 10,000 people in 2022. The value for 2022 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2004.
Mauritania, 2022
16.1
Change from 2021
+0.4per 10,000 people
Position in 2022
105th of 140
Nurses and midwives in Mauritania over time
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Mauritania
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Per 10,000 people. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Mauritania |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 16.1 per 10,000 people |
| 2021 | 15.7 per 10,000 people |
| 2020 | 11.6 per 10,000 people |
| 2019 | 11.9 per 10,000 people |
| 2018 | 10.9 per 10,000 people |
| 2017 | 10.9 per 10,000 people |
| 2015 | 10.4 per 10,000 people |
| 2014 | 10.0 per 10,000 people |
| 2010 | 8.3 per 10,000 people |
| 2009 | 7.0 per 10,000 people |
| 2004 | 6.6 per 10,000 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.4 from 15.7 per 10,000 people in 2021.
- Since 2004, when it was 6.6 per 10,000 people, the figure has changed by +9.5.
- Among the 140 countries with data for 2022, Mauritania has the 105th highest value.
More for Mauritania
All statistics for Mauritania
Physicians
0.26 per 1,000 people
2022 · 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