Dominica vs Mauritania: Child mortality rate
Dominica
3.57 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Mauritania
3.69 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Dominica rank
52nd
Mauritania rank
49th
Child mortality rate over time
- Dominica
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 3.69 deaths per 100 live births against 3.57 deaths per 100 live births in Dominica, a difference of 0.12 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 55 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.
Dominica ranks 52nd and Mauritania ranks 49th of 199 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominica | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.96 deaths per 100 live births | 20.41 deaths per 100 live births | 16.44 deaths per 100 live births | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 2.15 deaths per 100 live births | 14.18 deaths per 100 live births | 12.03 deaths per 100 live births | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 1.85 deaths per 100 live births | 11.04 deaths per 100 live births | 9.19 deaths per 100 live births | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 2.15 deaths per 100 live births | 7.65 deaths per 100 live births | 5.5 deaths per 100 live births | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 2.88 deaths per 100 live births | 4.99 deaths per 100 live births | 2.11 deaths per 100 live births | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 3.49 deaths per 100 live births | 3.94 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4571 deaths per 100 live births | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Dominica or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 3.69 deaths per 100 live births against 3.57 deaths per 100 live births in Dominica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Dominica and Mauritania?
- 0.12 deaths per 100 live births, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Mauritania?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Dominica and Mauritania rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Dominica ranks 52nd and Mauritania ranks 49th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – 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
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .