Mauritania vs Tanzania: Child mortality rate
Mauritania
3.8%
in 2023
Tanzania
3.9%
in 2023
Mauritania rank
49th
Tanzania rank
46th
Child mortality rate over time
- Mauritania
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 3.9% against 3.8% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 49th and Tanzania ranks 46th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 1 and Tanzania in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 28.6% | 25.1% | 3.5% | Mauritania |
| 1960s | 22.5% | 23.0% | 0.6% | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 18.5% | 19.8% | 1.3% | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 14.2% | 17.6% | 3.4% | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 11.0% | 15.4% | 4.4% | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 7.6% | 9.8% | 2.2% | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 5.6% | 0.7% | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 4.1% | 0.2% | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Mauritania or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 3.9% against 3.8% in Mauritania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Mauritania and Tanzania?
- 0.1%, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Tanzania?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and Tanzania rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Mauritania ranks 49th and Tanzania ranks 46th 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.