Congo vs Mauritania: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Congo
0.1647 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Mauritania
0.1554 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Congo rank
35th
Mauritania rank
36th
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Congo
- Mauritania
How they compare
Congo currently reports 0.1647 under-five deaths per woman against 0.1554 under-five deaths per woman in Mauritania, a difference of 0.0093 under-five deaths per woman.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 81 shared years of data; in 1944 it was Mauritania ahead.
Congo ranks 35th and Mauritania ranks 36th of 200 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 3 and Mauritania in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 1.71 under-five deaths per woman | 1.98 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2723 under-five deaths per woman | Mauritania |
| 1950s | 1.46 under-five deaths per woman | 1.79 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3266 under-five deaths per woman | Mauritania |
| 1960s | 1.02 under-five deaths per woman | 1.54 under-five deaths per woman | 0.515 under-five deaths per woman | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 0.7758 under-five deaths per woman | 1.36 under-five deaths per woman | 0.588 under-five deaths per woman | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 0.5528 under-five deaths per woman | 0.9041 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3513 under-five deaths per woman | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 0.5161 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6462 under-five deaths per woman | 0.13 under-five deaths per woman | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 0.4198 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4015 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0183 under-five deaths per woman | Congo |
| 2010s | 0.2499 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2415 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0083 under-five deaths per woman | Congo |
| 2020s | 0.1766 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1709 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0057 under-five deaths per woman | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood, Congo or Mauritania?
- Congo, at 0.1647 under-five deaths per woman against 0.1554 under-five deaths per woman in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Congo and Mauritania?
- 0.0093 under-five deaths per woman, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Mauritania?
- 81 years are reported by both, from 1944 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Mauritania rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Congo ranks 35th and Mauritania ranks 36th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).