Health · Western Africa

Mauritania Physicians per 1,000

0.26as of 2022Reported+19.2% vs 2021

Medical doctors (generalists and specialists) per 1,000 people. Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Retrieved 15 Oct 2026.

Trend

2004 – 2022 · World Bank

History

most recent 11 periods · World Bank
PeriodPhysicians per 1,000
20220.26
20210.22
20200.2
20190.2
20180.2
20170.19
20150.18
20140.16
20100.16
20090.14
20040.11

Physicians per 1,000 across Africa

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CountryPhysicians per 1,000Period
Nigeria0.382023
Kenya0.292023
South Africa0.792022
Egypt0.672020
Ghana0.272023
Ethiopia0.142023

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