Mauritania vs Tanzania: Child mortality

Mauritania
3.69
in 2024
Tanzania
3.7
in 2024
Mauritania rank
48th
Tanzania rank
47th

Child mortality over time

  • Mauritania
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 3.7 against 3.69 in Mauritania, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 48th and Tanzania ranks 47th of 200 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 28.65 24.97 3.68 Mauritania
1960s 23.51 23.07 0.443 Mauritania
1970s 20.41 19.84 0.563 Mauritania
1980s 14.18 17.66 3.48 Tanzania
1990s 11.04 15.51 4.47 Tanzania
2000s 7.65 9.73 2.08 Tanzania
2010s 4.99 5.59 0.599 Tanzania
2020s 3.94 4.02 0.08 Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality, Mauritania or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 3.7 against 3.69 in Mauritania as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality between Mauritania and Tanzania?
0.01, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Tanzania?
74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
How do Mauritania and Tanzania rank globally for child mortality?
Mauritania ranks 48th and Tanzania ranks 47th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Child mortality
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 16,161 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed