Mauritania vs Senegal: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Mauritania
0.1554 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Senegal
0.1549 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Mauritania rank
36th
Senegal rank
37th
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Mauritania
- Senegal
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 0.1554 under-five deaths per woman against 0.1549 under-five deaths per woman in Senegal, a difference of 0.0005 under-five deaths per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 81 shared years of data; in 1944 it was Senegal ahead.
Mauritania ranks 36th and Senegal ranks 37th of 200 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 | 1.98 under-five deaths per woman | 2.3 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3238 under-five deaths per woman | Senegal |
| 1950s | 1.79 under-five deaths per woman | 2.15 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3622 under-five deaths per woman | Senegal |
| 1960s | 1.54 under-five deaths per woman | 2.12 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5777 under-five deaths per woman | Senegal |
| 1970s | 1.36 under-five deaths per woman | 1.85 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4813 under-five deaths per woman | Senegal |
| 1980s | 0.9041 under-five deaths per woman | 1.22 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3132 under-five deaths per woman | Senegal |
| 1990s | 0.6462 under-five deaths per woman | 0.8046 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1584 under-five deaths per woman | Senegal |
| 2000s | 0.4015 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4958 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0943 under-five deaths per woman | Senegal |
| 2010s | 0.2415 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2591 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0176 under-five deaths per woman | Senegal |
| 2020s | 0.1709 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1752 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0043 under-five deaths per woman | Senegal |
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, Mauritania or Senegal?
- Mauritania, at 0.1554 under-five deaths per woman against 0.1549 under-five deaths per woman in Senegal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Mauritania and Senegal?
- 0.0005 under-five deaths per woman, 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 children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Mauritania ranks 36th and Senegal ranks 37th 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).