Gabon vs Mauritania: Child mortality rate
Gabon
3.7%
in 2023
Mauritania
3.8%
in 2023
Gabon rank
51st
Mauritania rank
49th
Child mortality rate over time
- Gabon
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 3.8% against 3.7% in Gabon, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mauritania ahead.
Gabon ranks 51st and Mauritania ranks 49th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 26.3% | 28.6% | 2.3% | Mauritania |
| 1960s | 19.5% | 22.5% | 3.0% | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 14.3% | 18.5% | 4.3% | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 10.5% | 14.2% | 3.7% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 8.9% | 11.0% | 2.2% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 7.4% | 7.6% | 0.2% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 5.0% | 0.2% | Gabon |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 4.0% | 0.1% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Gabon or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 3.8% against 3.7% in Gabon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Gabon and Mauritania?
- 0.1%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Mauritania?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Gabon and Mauritania rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Gabon ranks 51st and Mauritania ranks 49th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – 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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About this data
Share of children who die before reaching the age of 5.