Mauritania vs Tanzania: Fertility vs child mortality

Mauritania
4.7
in 2023
Tanzania
4.61
in 2023
Mauritania rank
11th
Tanzania rank
12th

Fertility vs child mortality over time

  • Mauritania
  • Tanzania
02468195019862023

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 4.7 against 4.61 in Tanzania, a difference of 0.09.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tanzania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 11th and Tanzania ranks 12th of 229 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Tanzania Difference Ahead
1950s 5.92 6.32 0.4033 Tanzania
1960s 6.4 6.73 0.3231 Tanzania
1970s 6.71 7.06 0.3512 Tanzania
1980s 6.44 6.65 0.212 Tanzania
1990s 5.93 5.93 0.0025 Tanzania
2000s 5.4 5.51 0.1087 Tanzania
2010s 5.22 5.06 0.1598 Mauritania
2020s 4.81 4.7 0.1037 Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility vs child mortality, Mauritania or Tanzania?
Mauritania, at 4.7 against 4.61 in Tanzania as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility vs child mortality between Mauritania and Tanzania?
0.09, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Tanzania?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Mauritania and Tanzania rank globally for fertility vs child mortality?
Mauritania ranks 11th and Tanzania ranks 12th of 229 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Fertility vs 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
Fertility vs child mortality
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