Burundi vs Mauritania: Infant mortality by sex
Burundi
3.39 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Mauritania
3.34 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Burundi rank
45th
Mauritania rank
47th
Infant mortality by sex over time
- Burundi
- Mauritania
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 3.39 deaths per 100 live births against 3.34 deaths per 100 live births in Mauritania, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Mauritania ahead.
Burundi ranks 45th and Mauritania ranks 47th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 6 and Mauritania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.58 deaths per 100 live births | 13.36 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7793 deaths per 100 live births | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 13.2 deaths per 100 live births | 12.65 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5501 deaths per 100 live births | Burundi |
| 1980s | 10.66 deaths per 100 live births | 9.45 deaths per 100 live births | 1.21 deaths per 100 live births | Burundi |
| 1990s | 10.31 deaths per 100 live births | 7.96 deaths per 100 live births | 2.35 deaths per 100 live births | Burundi |
| 2000s | 8.17 deaths per 100 live births | 6.04 deaths per 100 live births | 2.13 deaths per 100 live births | Burundi |
| 2010s | 4.87 deaths per 100 live births | 4.29 deaths per 100 live births | 0.584 deaths per 100 live births | Burundi |
| 2020s | 3.61 deaths per 100 live births | 3.54 deaths per 100 live births | 0.069 deaths per 100 live births | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality by sex, Burundi or Mauritania?
- Burundi, at 3.39 deaths per 100 live births against 3.34 deaths per 100 live births in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between Burundi and Mauritania?
- 0.05 deaths per 100 live births, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Mauritania?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Mauritania rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
- Burundi ranks 45th and Mauritania ranks 47th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under one year, per 100 live births .