Iran vs Mauritania: Number of child deaths by age

Iran
1,223 deaths
in 2024
Mauritania
1,117 deaths
in 2024
Iran rank
60th
Mauritania rank
62nd

Number of child deaths by age over time

  • Iran
  • Mauritania
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k195519892024

How they compare

Iran currently reports 1,223 deaths against 1,117 deaths in Mauritania, a difference of 106 deaths.

That makes Iran's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.

Across all 49 years both countries report, Iran has been ahead every year.

Iran ranks 60th and Mauritania ranks 62nd of 199 countries.

Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Mauritania Difference Ahead
1970s 35,381 deaths 4,264 deaths 31,117 deaths Iran
1980s 25,738 deaths 3,714 deaths 22,024 deaths Iran
1990s 11,761 deaths 3,240 deaths 8,521 deaths Iran
2000s 3,580 deaths 2,231 deaths 1,348 deaths Iran
2010s 2,212 deaths 1,499 deaths 713.3 deaths Iran
2020s 1,483 deaths 1,186 deaths 297.2 deaths Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths by age, Iran or Mauritania?
Iran, at 1,223 deaths against 1,117 deaths in Mauritania as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths by age between Iran and Mauritania?
106 deaths, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Mauritania?
49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do Iran and Mauritania rank globally for number of child deaths by age?
Iran ranks 60th and Mauritania ranks 62nd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths by age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of child deaths by age
Unit
deaths
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 11,992 data points, 1955–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of children aged between 1 and 4 .