Mauritania vs Senegal: Infant mortality by sex
Mauritania
3.34 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Senegal
3.25 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Mauritania rank
47th
Senegal rank
48th
Infant mortality by sex over time
- Mauritania
- Senegal
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 3.34 deaths per 100 live births against 3.25 deaths per 100 live births in Senegal, a difference of 0.09 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Senegal ahead.
Mauritania ranks 47th and Senegal ranks 48th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 6 and Senegal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15.48 deaths per 100 live births | 15.4 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0781 deaths per 100 live births | Mauritania |
| 1960s | 13.61 deaths per 100 live births | 13.27 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3443 deaths per 100 live births | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 12.65 deaths per 100 live births | 12.03 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6138 deaths per 100 live births | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 9.45 deaths per 100 live births | 9.32 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1308 deaths per 100 live births | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 7.96 deaths per 100 live births | 8.16 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1994 deaths per 100 live births | Senegal |
| 2000s | 6.04 deaths per 100 live births | 6.32 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2755 deaths per 100 live births | Senegal |
| 2010s | 4.29 deaths per 100 live births | 4.26 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0266 deaths per 100 live births | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 3.54 deaths per 100 live births | 3.52 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0224 deaths per 100 live births | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality by sex, Mauritania or Senegal?
- Mauritania, at 3.34 deaths per 100 live births against 3.25 deaths per 100 live births in Senegal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between Mauritania and Senegal?
- 0.09 deaths per 100 live births, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Senegal?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Senegal rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
- Mauritania ranks 47th and Senegal ranks 48th 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 .