Mauritania vs Zambia: Child mortality vs population growth

Mauritania
2.89
in 2023
Zambia
2.79
in 2023
Mauritania rank
13th
Zambia rank
14th

Child mortality vs population growth over time

  • Mauritania
  • Zambia
01234195019862023

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 2.89 against 2.79 in Zambia, a difference of 0.1.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zambia ahead.

Mauritania ranks 13th and Zambia ranks 14th of 229 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Zambia Difference Ahead
1950s 2.26 3.15 0.8834 Zambia
1960s 2.91 3.32 0.4104 Zambia
1970s 3.07 3.56 0.4898 Zambia
1980s 3.06 3.26 0.202 Zambia
1990s 3.04 2.94 0.1008 Mauritania
2000s 3.07 3.09 0.021 Zambia
2010s 3.09 3.02 0.069 Mauritania
2020s 2.91 2.78 0.1298 Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality vs population growth, Mauritania or Zambia?
Mauritania, at 2.89 against 2.79 in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in child mortality vs population growth between Mauritania and Zambia?
0.1, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Zambia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Mauritania and Zambia rank globally for child mortality vs population growth?
Mauritania ranks 13th and Zambia ranks 14th of 229 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Child mortality vs population growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Child mortality vs population growth
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed