Mauritania vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Mauritania
0.1554 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Tanzania, United Republic of
0.168 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Mauritania rank
36th
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
33rd
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Mauritania
- Tanzania, United Republic of
How they compare
Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 0.168 under-five deaths per woman against 0.1554 under-five deaths per woman in Mauritania, a difference of 0.0126 under-five deaths per woman.
That makes Tanzania, United Republic of's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 36th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 33rd of 200 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 1 and Tanzania, United Republic of in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Tanzania, United Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.78 under-five deaths per woman | 1.65 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1232 under-five deaths per woman | Mauritania |
| 1960s | 1.54 under-five deaths per woman | 1.57 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0273 under-five deaths per woman | Tanzania, United Republic of |
| 1970s | 1.36 under-five deaths per woman | 1.38 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0185 under-five deaths per woman | Tanzania, United Republic of |
| 1980s | 0.9041 under-five deaths per woman | 1.17 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2634 under-five deaths per woman | Tanzania, United Republic of |
| 1990s | 0.6462 under-five deaths per woman | 0.923 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2768 under-five deaths per woman | Tanzania, United Republic of |
| 2000s | 0.4015 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5428 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1413 under-five deaths per woman | Tanzania, United Republic of |
| 2010s | 0.2415 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2845 under-five deaths per woman | 0.043 under-five deaths per woman | Tanzania, United Republic of |
| 2020s | 0.1709 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1876 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0167 under-five deaths per woman | Tanzania, United Republic of |
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 Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Tanzania, United Republic of, at 0.168 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 Mauritania and Tanzania, United Republic of?
- 0.0126 under-five deaths per woman, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Tanzania, United Republic of?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Mauritania ranks 36th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 33rd 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).