Mauritania vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Child mortality rate by sex
Mauritania
3.3 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Tanzania, United Republic of
3.32 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Mauritania rank
50th
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
47th
Child mortality rate by sex over time
- Mauritania
- Tanzania, United Republic of
How they compare
Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 3.32 deaths per 100 live births against 3.3 deaths per 100 live births in Mauritania, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 50th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 47th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 3 and Tanzania, United Republic of in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Tanzania, United Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 27.46 deaths per 100 live births | 24.06 deaths per 100 live births | 3.4 deaths per 100 live births | Mauritania |
| 1960s | 22.37 deaths per 100 live births | 22.19 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1842 deaths per 100 live births | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 19.33 deaths per 100 live births | 18.99 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3434 deaths per 100 live births | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 13.26 deaths per 100 live births | 16.92 deaths per 100 live births | 3.66 deaths per 100 live births | Tanzania, United Republic of |
| 1990s | 10.23 deaths per 100 live births | 14.83 deaths per 100 live births | 4.6 deaths per 100 live births | Tanzania, United Republic of |
| 2000s | 6.97 deaths per 100 live births | 9.15 deaths per 100 live births | 2.18 deaths per 100 live births | Tanzania, United Republic of |
| 2010s | 4.5 deaths per 100 live births | 5.1 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6018 deaths per 100 live births | Tanzania, United Republic of |
| 2020s | 3.52 deaths per 100 live births | 3.62 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0931 deaths per 100 live births | Tanzania, United Republic of |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate by sex, Mauritania or Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Tanzania, United Republic of, at 3.32 deaths per 100 live births against 3.3 deaths per 100 live births in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by sex between Mauritania and Tanzania, United Republic of?
- 0.02 deaths per 100 live births, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Tanzania, United Republic of?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for child mortality rate by sex?
- Mauritania ranks 50th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 47th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate 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 female children aged under five years, per 100 live births .