Mauritania, Islamic Republic of vs Somalia: Infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate

Mauritania, Islamic Republic of
-2.87 % change on previous year
in 2024
Somalia
-2.88 % change on previous year
in 2024
Mauritania, Islamic Republic of rank
119th
Somalia rank
120th

Infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate over time

  • Mauritania, Islamic Republic of
  • Somalia
-50050100195119872024

How they compare

Mauritania, Islamic Republic of currently reports -2.87 % change on previous year against -2.88 % change on previous year in Somalia, a difference of 0.01 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Somalia ahead.

Mauritania, Islamic Republic of ranks 119th and Somalia ranks 120th of 199 countries.

Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania, Islamic Republic of Somalia Difference Ahead
1980s -3.22 % change on previous year 0.0192 % change on previous year 3.24 % change on previous year Somalia
1990s -0.6364 % change on previous year 4.62 % change on previous year 5.26 % change on previous year Somalia
2000s -4.48 % change on previous year -0.5399 % change on previous year 3.94 % change on previous year Somalia
2010s -2.29 % change on previous year 2.13 % change on previous year 4.41 % change on previous year Somalia
2020s -2.78 % change on previous year -1.43 % change on previous year 1.35 % change on previous year Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate, Mauritania, Islamic Republic of or Somalia?
Mauritania, Islamic Republic of, at -2.87 % change on previous year against -2.88 % change on previous year in Somalia as of 2024.
What is the difference in infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate between Mauritania, Islamic Republic of and Somalia?
0.01 % change on previous year, with Mauritania, Islamic Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania, Islamic Republic of and Somalia?
41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
How do Mauritania, Islamic Republic of and Somalia rank globally for infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate?
Mauritania, Islamic Republic of ranks 119th and Somalia ranks 120th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
199 places, 12,788 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Infant mortality by sex. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.