Mauritania vs Senegal: Child mortality vs. GDP per capita
Mauritania
3.69 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Senegal
3.65 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Mauritania rank
49th
Senegal rank
50th
Child mortality vs. GDP per capita over time
- Mauritania
- Senegal
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 3.69 deaths per 100 live births against 3.65 deaths per 100 live births in Senegal, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 81 shared years of data; in 1944 it was Senegal ahead.
Mauritania ranks 49th and Senegal ranks 50th of 199 countries.
Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 32.18 deaths per 100 live births | 35.7 deaths per 100 live births | 3.52 deaths per 100 live births | Senegal |
| 1950s | 28.89 deaths per 100 live births | 31.42 deaths per 100 live births | 2.53 deaths per 100 live births | Senegal |
| 1960s | 23.51 deaths per 100 live births | 29.57 deaths per 100 live births | 6.06 deaths per 100 live births | Senegal |
| 1970s | 20.41 deaths per 100 live births | 25.41 deaths per 100 live births | 5 deaths per 100 live births | Senegal |
| 1980s | 14.18 deaths per 100 live births | 17.34 deaths per 100 live births | 3.16 deaths per 100 live births | Senegal |
| 1990s | 11.04 deaths per 100 live births | 13.61 deaths per 100 live births | 2.57 deaths per 100 live births | Senegal |
| 2000s | 7.65 deaths per 100 live births | 9.43 deaths per 100 live births | 1.78 deaths per 100 live births | Senegal |
| 2010s | 4.99 deaths per 100 live births | 5.36 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3682 deaths per 100 live births | Senegal |
| 2020s | 3.94 deaths per 100 live births | 4.03 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0829 deaths per 100 live births | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality vs. gdp per capita, Mauritania or Senegal?
- Mauritania, at 3.69 deaths per 100 live births against 3.65 deaths per 100 live births in Senegal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality vs. gdp per capita between Mauritania and Senegal?
- 0.04 deaths per 100 live births, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Senegal?
- 81 years are reported by both, from 1944 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Senegal rank globally for child mortality vs. gdp per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 49th and Senegal ranks 50th 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 vs. GDP per capita. 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 .