Mauritania vs Tanzania: Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate
Mauritania
2.9%
in 2023
Tanzania
2.9%
in 2023
Mauritania rank
14th
Tanzania rank
13th
Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate over time
- Mauritania
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 2.9% against 2.9% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tanzania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 14th and Tanzania ranks 13th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 3 and Tanzania in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.3% | 2.6% | 0.3% | Tanzania |
| 1960s | 2.9% | 3.0% | 0.1% | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 3.1% | 3.3% | 0.2% | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 3.1% | 3.1% | 0.1% | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 3.0% | 2.8% | 0.2% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 3.0% | 0.0% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 3.1% | 0.0% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 3.0% | 0.1% | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate, Mauritania or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 2.9% against 2.9% in Mauritania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate between Mauritania and Tanzania?
- 0.0%, 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 natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate?
- Mauritania ranks 14th and Tanzania ranks 13th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Natural population growth rate vs. 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
Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.