Suicide rate in Mauritania

The age-standardised suicide rate in Mauritania was 9.6 per 100,000 people in 2023.

Suicide mortality rate (age-standardised) Deaths per 100,000 people Data: 2000 to 2023 Source: WHO

Mauritania, 2023 9.6 Deaths per 100,000 people

Change from 2022 +0.3per 100,000 people 2022: 9.3 per 100,000 people

Position in 2023 95th of 185 See the full ranking

Suicide rate in Mauritania over time

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Deaths per 100,000 people. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Suicide mortality rate (age-standardised) (deaths per 100,000 people), 2000 to 2023
Period	Mauritania
2023	9.6 per 100,000 people
2022	9.3 per 100,000 people
2021	9.9 per 100,000 people
2020	9.9 per 100,000 people
2019	10.6 per 100,000 people
2018	10.4 per 100,000 people
2017	10.3 per 100,000 people
2016	10.3 per 100,000 people
2015	10.1 per 100,000 people
2014	10.3 per 100,000 people
2013	10.2 per 100,000 people
2012	10.0 per 100,000 people
2011	9.8 per 100,000 people
2010	9.8 per 100,000 people
2009	9.7 per 100,000 people
2008	9.5 per 100,000 people
2007	9.6 per 100,000 people
2006	9.8 per 100,000 people
2005	9.8 per 100,000 people
2004	9.9 per 100,000 people
2003	10.0 per 100,000 people
2002	10.3 per 100,000 people
2001	10.6 per 100,000 people
2000	10.8 per 100,000 people

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In short

That is a change of +0.3 from 9.3 per 100,000 people in 2022.
Since 2013, when it was 10.2 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by −0.6.
Among the 185 countries with data for 2023, Mauritania has the 95th highest value.

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Source and dates

Original producer: WHO
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Dataset or series code: MH_12 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period: 2000 to 2023 for Mauritania
Provider update: 15 October 2026
Retrieved: 9 November 2026
Published here: 9 November 2026
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (WHO datasets, with additional terms)
Attribution: Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory

How Mauritania compares in 2023 Neighbouring positions among 185 countries with a value for 2023.

92 Germany 10.0 per 100,000 people
93 Viet Nam 10.0 per 100,000 people
94 El Salvador 9.6 per 100,000 people
95 Mauritania 9.6 per 100,000 people
96 Netherlands 9.6 per 100,000 people
97 Thailand 9.6 per 100,000 people
98 United Kingdom 9.6 per 100,000 people

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Mauritania by sex

Total 9.6 per 100,000 people2023
Women 4.7 per 100,000 people2023
Men 15.6 per 100,000 people2023

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What this measures

Deaths by suicide per 100,000 people in a year, age-standardised to the WHO standard population (SDG indicator 3.4.2). WHO estimate.

Suicide is under-reported in some countries because of stigma or how deaths are registered.

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