Gambia vs Mauritania: Annual death rates at different ages in males
Gambia
33.99 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Mauritania
35.12 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Gambia rank
45th
Mauritania rank
43rd
Annual death rates at different ages in males over time
- Gambia
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 35.12 deaths per 1,000 people against 33.99 deaths per 1,000 people in Gambia, a difference of 1.13 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mauritania ahead.
Gambia ranks 45th and Mauritania ranks 43rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 172.01 deaths per 1,000 people | 215.16 deaths per 1,000 people | 43.16 deaths per 1,000 people | Mauritania |
| 1960s | 157.16 deaths per 1,000 people | 174.66 deaths per 1,000 people | 17.5 deaths per 1,000 people | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 138.36 deaths per 1,000 people | 148.05 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.7 deaths per 1,000 people | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 115.12 deaths per 1,000 people | 117.18 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.06 deaths per 1,000 people | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 89.59 deaths per 1,000 people | 93.73 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.14 deaths per 1,000 people | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 64.84 deaths per 1,000 people | 66.92 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.08 deaths per 1,000 people | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 45.38 deaths per 1,000 people | 45.09 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2944 deaths per 1,000 people | Gambia |
| 2020s | 35.68 deaths per 1,000 people | 36.74 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.06 deaths per 1,000 people | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates at different ages in males, Gambia or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 35.12 deaths per 1,000 people against 33.99 deaths per 1,000 people in Gambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages in males between Gambia and Mauritania?
- 1.13 deaths per 1,000 people, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Mauritania?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Gambia and Mauritania rank globally for annual death rates at different ages in males?
- Gambia ranks 45th and Mauritania ranks 43rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates at different ages in males. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.