Number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis in Mauritania
Mauritania: Number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis was 596,151 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis in Mauritania, 2010–2024
Source: World Health Organization (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2024, number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis in Mauritania stood at 596,151 people.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 37.0% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis in Mauritania peaked at 946,623 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 573,424 people, in 2015.
Mauritania ranks 38th of 52 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 632,995 people | — |
| 2011 | 647,326 people | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 662,208 people | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 678,562 people | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 681,150 people | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 573,424 people | -15.8% |
| 2016 | 589,697 people | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 855,084 people | +45.0% |
| 2018 | 916,692 people | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 826,827 people | -9.8% |
| 2020 | 844,271 people | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 931,435 people | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 931,435 people | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 946,623 people | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 596,151 people | -37.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 596,151 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.09 million people, 19% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 596,151 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.38 million people, 18% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +45.0% | 589,697 people | 855,084 people |
| 2024 | -37.0% | 946,623 people | 596,151 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 706,396 people | 573,424 people | 916,692 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 849,983 people | 596,151 people | 946,623 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More population data for Mauritania
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.5617 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.6195 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.8005 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.6195 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.6% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1.22 million people (2100)
- Population density 16.61 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.6% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.1772 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, per capita 0.3851 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis in Mauritania?
- Number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis in Mauritania was 596,151 people in 2024, according to World Health Organization (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 946,623 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 573,424 people in 2015.
- How does Mauritania rank for number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis?
- Mauritania ranks 38th out of 52 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people requiring preventive treatment for schistosomiasis. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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