Mauritania vs Turkmenistan: Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births)

Mauritania
30.22 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Turkmenistan
30.45 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Mauritania rank
49th
Turkmenistan rank
48th

Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) over time

  • Mauritania
  • Turkmenistan
0204060200020122024

How they compare

Turkmenistan currently reports 30.45 per 1,000 live births against 30.22 per 1,000 live births in Mauritania, a difference of 0.23 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 49th and Turkmenistan ranks 48th of 213 countries.

Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Turkmenistan Difference Ahead
2000s 54.56 per 1,000 live births 45.39 per 1,000 live births 9.16 per 1,000 live births Mauritania
2010s 38.85 per 1,000 live births 34.22 per 1,000 live births 4.63 per 1,000 live births Mauritania
2020s 32.06 per 1,000 live births 31.97 per 1,000 live births 0.0843 per 1,000 live births Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant mortality rate, Mauritania or Turkmenistan?
Turkmenistan, at 30.45 per 1,000 live births against 30.22 per 1,000 live births in Mauritania as of 2024.
What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Mauritania and Turkmenistan?
0.23 per 1,000 live births, with Turkmenistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Turkmenistan?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Mauritania and Turkmenistan rank globally for infant mortality rate?
Mauritania ranks 49th and Turkmenistan ranks 48th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
234 places, 5,850 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed