Population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis in Mauritania
Mauritania: Population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis was 596,151 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis in Mauritania, 2010–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis in Mauritania stood at 596,151.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 37.0% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis in Mauritania peaked at 946,623 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 573,424, 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.
Population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 632,995 | — |
| 2011 | 647,326 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 662,208 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 678,562 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 681,150 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 573,424 | -15.8% |
| 2016 | 589,697 | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 855,084 | +45.0% |
| 2018 | 916,692 | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 826,827 | -9.8% |
| 2020 | 844,271 | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 931,435 | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 931,435 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 946,623 | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 596,151 | -37.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 596,151 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.09 million, 19% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 596,151 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.38 million, 18% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population requiring preventive chemotherapy 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 | 855,084 |
| 2024 | -37.0% | 946,623 | 596,151 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 706,396 | 573,424 | 916,692 | 10 |
| 2020s | 849,983 | 596,151 | 946,623 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More population data for Mauritania
- Population regions 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 long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.6195 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.5617 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.1772 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.614 (2100)
- Population density 16.61 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 1.22 million (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.614 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis in Mauritania?
- Population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis in Mauritania was 596,151 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 946,623 in 2023.
- What is the lowest population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 573,424 in 2015.
- How does Mauritania rank for population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis?
- Mauritania ranks 38th out of 52 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population requiring preventive chemotherapy 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Population requiring preventive chemotherapy for schistosomiasis. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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