Mauritania vs Rwanda: Child mortality

Mauritania
3.69 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Rwanda
3.77 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Mauritania rank
49th
Rwanda rank
46th

Child mortality over time

  • Mauritania
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 3.77 deaths per 100 live births against 3.69 deaths per 100 live births in Mauritania, a difference of 0.08 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 225 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Rwanda ahead.

Mauritania ranks 49th and Rwanda ranks 46th of 203 countries.

Across the 23 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 4 and Rwanda in 19.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Rwanda Difference Ahead
1800s 41.74 deaths per 100 live births 42 deaths per 100 live births 0.26 deaths per 100 live births Rwanda
1810s 41.74 deaths per 100 live births 42 deaths per 100 live births 0.26 deaths per 100 live births Rwanda
1820s 41.74 deaths per 100 live births 42 deaths per 100 live births 0.26 deaths per 100 live births Rwanda
1830s 41.74 deaths per 100 live births 42 deaths per 100 live births 0.26 deaths per 100 live births Rwanda
1840s 41.74 deaths per 100 live births 42 deaths per 100 live births 0.26 deaths per 100 live births Rwanda
1850s 41.74 deaths per 100 live births 42 deaths per 100 live births 0.26 deaths per 100 live births Rwanda
1860s 41.74 deaths per 100 live births 42 deaths per 100 live births 0.26 deaths per 100 live births Rwanda
1870s 41.74 deaths per 100 live births 42 deaths per 100 live births 0.26 deaths per 100 live births Rwanda
1880s 41.74 deaths per 100 live births 42 deaths per 100 live births 0.26 deaths per 100 live births Rwanda
1890s 41.73 deaths per 100 live births 41.99 deaths per 100 live births 0.2603 deaths per 100 live births Rwanda
1900s 41.41 deaths per 100 live births 41.67 deaths per 100 live births 0.2584 deaths per 100 live births Rwanda
1910s 40.57 deaths per 100 live births 40.82 deaths per 100 live births 0.2532 deaths per 100 live births Rwanda
1920s 39.59 deaths per 100 live births 39.84 deaths per 100 live births 0.247 deaths per 100 live births Rwanda
1930s 38.58 deaths per 100 live births 36.43 deaths per 100 live births 2.15 deaths per 100 live births Mauritania
1940s 32.66 deaths per 100 live births 30.19 deaths per 100 live births 2.47 deaths per 100 live births Mauritania
1950s 28.89 deaths per 100 live births 24.72 deaths per 100 live births 4.17 deaths per 100 live births Mauritania
1960s 23.51 deaths per 100 live births 21.12 deaths per 100 live births 2.38 deaths per 100 live births Mauritania
1970s 20.41 deaths per 100 live births 23.72 deaths per 100 live births 3.31 deaths per 100 live births Rwanda
1980s 14.18 deaths per 100 live births 17.12 deaths per 100 live births 2.94 deaths per 100 live births Rwanda
1990s 11.04 deaths per 100 live births 21.45 deaths per 100 live births 10.41 deaths per 100 live births Rwanda
2000s 7.65 deaths per 100 live births 11.77 deaths per 100 live births 4.12 deaths per 100 live births Rwanda
2010s 4.99 deaths per 100 live births 5 deaths per 100 live births 0.0107 deaths per 100 live births Rwanda
2020s 3.94 deaths per 100 live births 3.97 deaths per 100 live births 0.0245 deaths per 100 live births Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality, Mauritania or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 3.77 deaths per 100 live births against 3.69 deaths per 100 live births in Mauritania as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality between Mauritania and Rwanda?
0.08 deaths per 100 live births, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Rwanda?
225 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2024.
How do Mauritania and Rwanda rank globally for child mortality?
Mauritania ranks 49th and Rwanda ranks 46th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Child mortality
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
203 places, 42,924 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed

The estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.