Mauritania vs Rwanda: Infant mortality rate
Mauritania
3.02 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Rwanda
2.94 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Mauritania rank
47th
Rwanda rank
48th
Infant mortality rate over time
- Mauritania
- Rwanda
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 3.02 deaths per 100 live births against 2.94 deaths per 100 live births in Rwanda, a difference of 0.08 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Rwanda ahead.
Mauritania ranks 47th and Rwanda ranks 48th 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 | 13.91 deaths per 100 live births | 13.51 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3974 deaths per 100 live births | Mauritania |
| 1960s | 12.59 deaths per 100 live births | 11.58 deaths per 100 live births | 1.01 deaths per 100 live births | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 11.66 deaths per 100 live births | 12.44 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7803 deaths per 100 live births | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 8.61 deaths per 100 live births | 9.51 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8997 deaths per 100 live births | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 7.22 deaths per 100 live births | 12.31 deaths per 100 live births | 5.09 deaths per 100 live births | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 5.46 deaths per 100 live births | 7.16 deaths per 100 live births | 1.7 deaths per 100 live births | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 3.89 deaths per 100 live births | 3.54 deaths per 100 live births | 0.348 deaths per 100 live births | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 3.21 deaths per 100 live births | 3.04 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1632 deaths per 100 live births | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Mauritania or Rwanda?
- Mauritania, at 3.02 deaths per 100 live births against 2.94 deaths per 100 live births in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Mauritania and Rwanda?
- 0.08 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?
- Mauritania ranks 47th and Rwanda 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 rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .