Mauritania vs Rwanda: Infant mortality rate by sex
Mauritania
2.68 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Rwanda
2.62 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Mauritania rank
46th
Rwanda rank
47th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Mauritania
- Rwanda
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 2.68 deaths per 100 live births against 2.62 deaths per 100 live births in Rwanda, a difference of 0.06 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Rwanda ahead.
Mauritania ranks 46th and Rwanda ranks 47th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 4 and Rwanda in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 12.82 deaths per 100 live births | 12.78 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0386 deaths per 100 live births | Mauritania |
| 1960s | 11.51 deaths per 100 live births | 10.88 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6264 deaths per 100 live births | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 10.63 deaths per 100 live births | 11.67 deaths per 100 live births | 1.04 deaths per 100 live births | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 7.72 deaths per 100 live births | 8.84 deaths per 100 live births | 1.12 deaths per 100 live births | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 6.45 deaths per 100 live births | 11.63 deaths per 100 live births | 5.19 deaths per 100 live births | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 4.84 deaths per 100 live births | 6.62 deaths per 100 live births | 1.79 deaths per 100 live births | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 3.46 deaths per 100 live births | 3.19 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2729 deaths per 100 live births | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 2.85 deaths per 100 live births | 2.72 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1224 deaths per 100 live births | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Mauritania or Rwanda?
- Mauritania, at 2.68 deaths per 100 live births against 2.62 deaths per 100 live births in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Mauritania and Rwanda?
- 0.06 deaths per 100 live births, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Rwanda?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Rwanda rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Mauritania ranks 46th and Rwanda ranks 47th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality rate 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 female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .