Djibouti vs Mauritania: Child mortality rate

Djibouti
4.7%
in 2019
Mauritania
4.3%
in 2019
Djibouti rank
38th
Mauritania rank
41st

Child mortality rate over time

  • Djibouti
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Djibouti currently reports 4.7% against 4.3% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.4%.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mauritania ahead.

Djibouti ranks 38th and Mauritania ranks 41st of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 3 and Mauritania in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Djibouti Mauritania Difference Ahead
1950s 16.2% 21.3% 5.1% Mauritania
1960s 14.7% 18.0% 3.2% Mauritania
1970s 13.1% 15.0% 1.9% Mauritania
1980s 12.0% 12.5% 0.5% Mauritania
1990s 11.1% 10.3% 0.8% Djibouti
2000s 8.5% 8.0% 0.5% Djibouti
2010s 5.8% 5.4% 0.4% Djibouti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality rate, Djibouti or Mauritania?
Djibouti, at 4.7% against 4.3% in Mauritania as of 2019.
What is the difference in child mortality rate between Djibouti and Mauritania?
0.4%, with Djibouti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Mauritania?
70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Djibouti and Mauritania rank globally for child mortality rate?
Djibouti ranks 38th and Mauritania ranks 41st of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Child mortality rate
Unit
%
Source
IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
204 places, 14,280 data points, 1950–2019
Last refreshed

Probability of death before the age of five.