Mauritania vs Turkmenistan: Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care
Mauritania
3.02 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Turkmenistan
3.04 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Mauritania rank
47th
Turkmenistan rank
46th
Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care over time
- Mauritania
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 3.04 per 1,000 live births against 3.02 per 1,000 live births in Mauritania, a difference of 0.02 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Mauritania ranks 47th and Turkmenistan ranks 46th of 195 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 4 and Turkmenistan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.32 per 1,000 live births | 11.44 per 1,000 live births | 1.12 per 1,000 live births | Turkmenistan |
| 1980s | 8.61 per 1,000 live births | 8.64 per 1,000 live births | 0.029 per 1,000 live births | Turkmenistan |
| 1990s | 7.22 per 1,000 live births | 6.57 per 1,000 live births | 0.648 per 1,000 live births | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 5.46 per 1,000 live births | 4.54 per 1,000 live births | 0.915 per 1,000 live births | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 3.89 per 1,000 live births | 3.42 per 1,000 live births | 0.463 per 1,000 live births | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 3.21 per 1,000 live births | 3.2 per 1,000 live births | 0.01 per 1,000 live births | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care, Mauritania or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 3.04 per 1,000 live births against 3.02 per 1,000 live births in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care between Mauritania and Turkmenistan?
- 0.02 per 1,000 live births, with Turkmenistan 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 vs. prevalence of prenatal care?
- Mauritania ranks 47th and Turkmenistan ranks 46th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Infant mortality is defined as the share of newborns who die in the first year of life. This is measured against the share of pregnant women who receive prenatal care.