Mauritania
Country in Africa
In brief
Road deaths per 100,000 people: 25.6 (2019). World rank 140 of 186 (1 = best); in Africa, 17 of 54. Suicides per 100,000 people: 2.7 (2021). World rank 25 of 185 (1 = best); in Africa, 5 of 54. Political stability and absence of violence, score 0–100: 54.1 (2025). World rank 165 of 207 (1 = best); in Africa, 30 of 54. From 2015 to 2025: political stability and absence of violence 51.5 → 54.1 (score 0–100). Worse than all its neighbours (Algeria, Mali, and Senegal): road deaths per 100,000 people.