Mauritania vs Myanmar: Child mortality by sex
Mauritania
4.07 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Myanmar
4.05 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Mauritania rank
46th
Myanmar rank
49th
Child mortality by sex over time
- Mauritania
- Myanmar
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 4.07 deaths per 100 live births against 4.05 deaths per 100 live births in Myanmar, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 46th and Myanmar ranks 49th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 4 and Myanmar in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.98 deaths per 100 live births | 18.68 deaths per 100 live births | 6.29 deaths per 100 live births | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 21.43 deaths per 100 live births | 16.57 deaths per 100 live births | 4.87 deaths per 100 live births | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 15.06 deaths per 100 live births | 13.54 deaths per 100 live births | 1.52 deaths per 100 live births | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 11.82 deaths per 100 live births | 11.02 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7975 deaths per 100 live births | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 8.3 deaths per 100 live births | 8.71 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4096 deaths per 100 live births | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 5.46 deaths per 100 live births | 5.69 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2365 deaths per 100 live births | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 4.34 deaths per 100 live births | 4.34 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0047 deaths per 100 live births | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality by sex, Mauritania or Myanmar?
- Mauritania, at 4.07 deaths per 100 live births against 4.05 deaths per 100 live births in Myanmar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Mauritania and Myanmar?
- 0.02 deaths per 100 live births, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Myanmar?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Myanmar rank globally for child mortality by sex?
- Mauritania ranks 46th and Myanmar ranks 49th 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 Child mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under five years, per 100 live births .