Mauritania vs Turkmenistan: Infant mortality rate by sex
Mauritania
2.68 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Turkmenistan
2.59 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Mauritania rank
46th
Turkmenistan rank
48th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Mauritania
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 2.68 deaths per 100 live births against 2.59 deaths per 100 live births in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.09 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Mauritania ranks 46th and Turkmenistan ranks 48th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 5 and Turkmenistan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.32 deaths per 100 live births | 10.11 deaths per 100 live births | 0.786 deaths per 100 live births | Turkmenistan |
| 1980s | 7.72 deaths per 100 live births | 7.51 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2138 deaths per 100 live births | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 6.45 deaths per 100 live births | 5.59 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8547 deaths per 100 live births | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 4.84 deaths per 100 live births | 3.83 deaths per 100 live births | 1.01 deaths per 100 live births | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 3.46 deaths per 100 live births | 2.89 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5731 deaths per 100 live births | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 2.85 deaths per 100 live births | 2.72 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1267 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 Turkmenistan?
- Mauritania, at 2.68 deaths per 100 live births against 2.59 deaths per 100 live births in Turkmenistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Mauritania and Turkmenistan?
- 0.09 deaths per 100 live births, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Turkmenistan?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Turkmenistan rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Mauritania ranks 46th and Turkmenistan ranks 48th 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 .