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Deaths in Mauritania

Deaths in Mauritania was 27,725 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 1.1% from 2022. That is the 132nd highest of 236 countries in 2023.

2023, count27,725 Estimated
Change on 2022+1.1%
Rank132nd of 236Countries ranked
Series high29,7812021
Series low15,2251951
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Deaths in Mauritania, 1950 to 2023

15K20K25K30K19501961197219831994200520231950: 15,342 count1951: 15,225 count1952: 15,309 count1953: 15,438 count1954: 15,540 count1955: 15,737 count1956: 15,896 count1957: 16,048 count1958: 16,232 count1959: 16,400 count1960: 16,519 count1961: 16,653 count1962: 16,750 count1963: 16,848 count1964: 16,915 count1965: 16,991 count1966: 17,064 count1967: 17,128 count1968: 17,258 count1969: 17,403 count1970: 17,622 count1971: 17,993 count1972: 18,311 count1973: 18,704 count1974: 19,068 count1975: 19,466 count1976: 19,826 count1977: 20,161 count1978: 20,365 count1979: 20,487 count1980: 20,604 count1981: 20,701 count1982: 20,715 count1983: 20,852 count1984: 20,775 count1985: 20,682 count1986: 20,654 count1987: 20,532 count1988: 20,527 count1989: 20,850 count1990: 20,863 count1991: 21,213 count1992: 21,511 count1993: 22,430 count1994: 23,192 count1995: 23,793 count1996: 24,063 count1997: 23,689 count1998: 23,538 count1999: 23,334 count2000: 23,157 count2001: 22,979 count2002: 22,680 count2003: 22,427 count2004: 22,214 count2005: 22,024 count2006: 21,826 count2007: 21,863 count2008: 21,950 count2009: 22,838 count2010: 23,921 count2011: 25,238 count2012: 26,711 count2013: 28,245 count2014: 27,941 count2015: 27,734 count2016: 27,507 count2017: 27,425 count2018: 27,266 count2019: 27,318 count2020: 29,488 count2021: 29,781 count2022: 27,435 count2023: 27,725 count15K20K25K30K19501975200020231950: 15,342 count1951: 15,225 count1952: 15,309 count1953: 15,438 count1954: 15,540 count1955: 15,737 count1956: 15,896 count1957: 16,048 count1958: 16,232 count1959: 16,400 count1960: 16,519 count1961: 16,653 count1962: 16,750 count1963: 16,848 count1964: 16,915 count1965: 16,991 count1966: 17,064 count1967: 17,128 count1968: 17,258 count1969: 17,403 count1970: 17,622 count1971: 17,993 count1972: 18,311 count1973: 18,704 count1974: 19,068 count1975: 19,466 count1976: 19,826 count1977: 20,161 count1978: 20,365 count1979: 20,487 count1980: 20,604 count1981: 20,701 count1982: 20,715 count1983: 20,852 count1984: 20,775 count1985: 20,682 count1986: 20,654 count1987: 20,532 count1988: 20,527 count1989: 20,850 count1990: 20,863 count1991: 21,213 count1992: 21,511 count1993: 22,430 count1994: 23,192 count1995: 23,793 count1996: 24,063 count1997: 23,689 count1998: 23,538 count1999: 23,334 count2000: 23,157 count2001: 22,979 count2002: 22,680 count2003: 22,427 count2004: 22,214 count2005: 22,024 count2006: 21,826 count2007: 21,863 count2008: 21,950 count2009: 22,838 count2010: 23,921 count2011: 25,238 count2012: 26,711 count2013: 28,245 count2014: 27,941 count2015: 27,734 count2016: 27,507 count2017: 27,425 count2018: 27,266 count2019: 27,318 count2020: 29,488 count2021: 29,781 count2022: 27,435 count2023: 27,725 count
count. Source: UN WPP, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2024-12-13.
All 74 values
Periodcount
202327,725 Estimated
202227,435 Estimated
202129,781 Estimated
202029,488 Estimated
201927,318 Estimated
201827,266 Estimated
201727,425 Estimated
201627,507 Estimated
201527,734 Estimated
201427,941 Estimated
201328,245 Estimated
201226,711 Estimated
201125,238 Estimated
201023,921 Estimated
200922,838 Estimated
200821,950 Estimated
200721,863 Estimated
200621,826 Estimated
200522,024 Estimated
200422,214 Estimated
200322,427 Estimated
200222,680 Estimated
200122,979 Estimated
200023,157 Estimated
199923,334 Estimated
199823,538 Estimated
199723,689 Estimated
199624,063 Estimated
199523,793 Estimated
199423,192 Estimated
199322,430 Estimated
199221,511 Estimated
199121,213 Estimated
199020,863 Estimated
198920,850 Estimated
198820,527 Estimated
198720,532 Estimated
198620,654 Estimated
198520,682 Estimated
198420,775 Estimated
198320,852 Estimated
198220,715 Estimated
198120,701 Estimated
198020,604 Estimated
197920,487 Estimated
197820,365 Estimated
197720,161 Estimated
197619,826 Estimated
197519,466 Estimated
197419,068 Estimated
197318,704 Estimated
197218,311 Estimated
197117,993 Estimated
197017,622 Estimated
196917,403 Estimated
196817,258 Estimated
196717,128 Estimated
196617,064 Estimated
196516,991 Estimated
196416,915 Estimated
196316,848 Estimated
196216,750 Estimated
196116,653 Estimated
196016,519 Estimated
195916,400 Estimated
195816,232 Estimated
195716,048 Estimated
195615,896 Estimated
195515,737 Estimated
195415,540 Estimated
195315,438 Estimated
195215,309 Estimated
195115,225 Estimated
195015,342 Estimated

Mauritania compared with nearby places

United Arab Emirates: 9,916 countAfghanistan: 240,296 countAntigua and Barbuda: 643 countAlbania: 23,428 countArmenia: 27,579 countAngola: 254,482 countArgentina: 349,195 countAustria: 93,223 countAustralia: 183,924 countAzerbaijan: 67,842 countBosnia and Herzegovina: 42,861 countBangladesh: 859,075 countBelgium: 113,791 countBurkina Faso: 183,375 countBulgaria: 102,980 countBurundi: 91,963 countBenin: 124,132 countBrunei: 2,400 countBolivia: 87,812 countBrazil: 1,494,154 countBahamas: 3,480 countBhutan: 4,805 countBotswana: 14,197 countBelarus: 121,587 countBelize: 2,025 countCanada: 311,824 countDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 901,851 countCentral African Republic: 48,529 countRepublic of the Congo: 38,880 countSwitzerland: 73,788 countCôte d’Ivoire: 238,741 countChile: 127,691 countCameroon: 202,882 countChina: 11,684,177 countColombia: 282,433 countCosta Rica: 27,861 countCuba: 111,819 countCape Verde: 2,642 countCyprus: 9,499 countCzechia: 113,525 countGermany: 1,034,140 countDjibouti: 8,596 countDenmark: 57,275 countDominican Republic: 70,823 countAlgeria: 214,259 countEcuador: 92,204 countEstonia: 16,693 countEgypt: 625,449 countWestern Sahara: 3,678 countEritrea: 20,984 countSpain: 447,463 countEthiopia: 767,018 countFinland: 59,984 countFiji: 8,553 countFalkland Islands: 27 countFaroe Islands: 564 countFrance: 616,095 countGabon: 15,577 countUnited Kingdom: 653,747 countGeorgia: 45,077 countGhana: 237,869 countGreenland: 551 countGambia: 16,975 countGuinea: 131,455 countEquatorial Guinea: 14,556 countGreece: 127,018 countGuatemala: 87,523 countGuinea-Bissau: 15,181 countGuyana: 6,049 countHong Kong: 57,190 countHonduras: 47,670 countCroatia: 55,029 countHaiti: 90,966 countHungary: 128,063 countIndonesia: 2,117,706 countIreland: 35,550 countIsrael: 51,294 countIsle of Man: 882 countIndia: 9,507,008 countIraq: 186,266 countIran: 423,367 countIceland: 2,612 countItaly: 663,448 countJamaica: 22,933 countJordan: 34,873 countJapan: 1,524,430 countKenya: 399,024 countKyrgyzstan: 42,200 countCambodia: 111,340 countKiribati: 934 countNorth Korea: 255,826 countSouth Korea: 345,502 countKuwait: 8,624 countCayman Islands: 351 countKazakhstan: 136,388 countLaos: 47,682 countLebanon: 34,419 countSri Lanka: 162,453 countLiberia: 44,333 countLesotho: 24,612 countLithuania: 40,940 countLuxembourg: 4,642 countLatvia: 27,614 countLibya: 48,610 countMorocco: 212,624 countMoldova: 41,730 countMontenegro: 7,209 countMadagascar: 234,841 countNorth Macedonia: 19,863 countMali: 205,047 countMyanmar: 495,470 countMongolia: 20,340 countMauritania: 27,725 countMauritius: 11,124 countMalawi: 113,181 countMexico: 799,366 countMalaysia: 181,166 countMozambique: 235,520 countNamibia: 18,279 countNew Caledonia: 1,818 countNiger: 231,746 countNigeria: 2,675,442 countNicaragua: 31,294 countNetherlands: 166,338 countNorway: 44,143 countNepal: 205,841 countNew Zealand: 37,686 countOman: 9,597 countPanama: 21,272 countPeru: 185,861 countFrench Polynesia: 1,026 countPapua New Guinea: 67,700 countPhilippines: 716,490 countPakistan: 1,600,313 countPoland: 412,310 countPuerto Rico: 34,664 countPalestine: 38,937 countPortugal: 115,917 countPalau: 204 countParaguay: 39,034 countQatar: 2,771 countRomania: 257,119 countSerbia: 93,928 countRussia: 1,794,857 countRwanda: 82,826 countSaudi Arabia: 77,837 countSolomon Islands: 4,113 countSudan: 320,491 countSweden: 93,944 countSingapore: 27,728 countSlovenia: 21,581 countSlovakia: 54,167 countSierra Leone: 70,116 countSenegal: 100,882 countSomalia: 180,554 countSuriname: 4,182 countSouth Sudan: 110,339 countEl Salvador: 47,443 countSyria: 118,900 countEswatini: 9,475 countChad: 213,123 countTogo: 71,661 countThailand: 637,306 countTajikistan: 47,595 countTimor-Leste: 10,065 countTurkmenistan: 42,575 countTunisia: 74,071 countTürkiye: 551,598 countTrinidad and Tobago: 12,577 countTaiwan: 205,339 countTanzania: 385,799 countUkraine: 495,421 countUganda: 235,583 countUnited States: 2,975,658 countUruguay: 33,145 countUzbekistan: 221,249 countVenezuela: 213,955 countVietnam: 659,980 countVanuatu: 1,629 countSamoa: 1,334 countYemen: 188,764 countSouth Africa: 584,015 countZambia: 107,917 countZimbabwe: 124,412 count
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Deaths, 2023, count. Mauritania is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths) (Deaths, Mauritania, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz

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World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths), Deaths, Mauritania, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/mauritania. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Deaths, Mauritania, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/mauritania.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths), Deaths, Mauritania, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/mauritania (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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}
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What is the deaths in Mauritania?

Deaths in Mauritania was 27,725 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 1.1% from 2022. That is the 132nd highest of 236 countries in 2023.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest deaths in Mauritania?

29,781 in 2021, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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