Mauritania vs Senegal: Infant mortality rate
Mauritania
3.02 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Senegal
2.89 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Mauritania rank
47th
Senegal rank
49th
Infant mortality rate over time
- Mauritania
- Senegal
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 3.02 deaths per 100 live births against 2.89 deaths per 100 live births in Senegal, a difference of 0.13 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 81 shared years of data; in 1944 it was Senegal ahead.
Mauritania ranks 47th and Senegal ranks 49th of 199 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 4 and Senegal in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 15.32 deaths per 100 live births | 18.14 deaths per 100 live births | 2.83 deaths per 100 live births | Senegal |
| 1950s | 14.42 deaths per 100 live births | 14.55 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1335 deaths per 100 live births | Senegal |
| 1960s | 12.59 deaths per 100 live births | 12.46 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1274 deaths per 100 live births | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 11.66 deaths per 100 live births | 11.28 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3819 deaths per 100 live births | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 8.61 deaths per 100 live births | 8.66 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0555 deaths per 100 live births | Senegal |
| 1990s | 7.22 deaths per 100 live births | 7.5 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2749 deaths per 100 live births | Senegal |
| 2000s | 5.46 deaths per 100 live births | 5.69 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2364 deaths per 100 live births | Senegal |
| 2010s | 3.89 deaths per 100 live births | 3.78 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1022 deaths per 100 live births | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 3.21 deaths per 100 live births | 3.13 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0769 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 Senegal?
- Mauritania, at 3.02 deaths per 100 live births against 2.89 deaths per 100 live births in Senegal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Mauritania and Senegal?
- 0.13 deaths per 100 live births, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Senegal?
- 81 years are reported by both, from 1944 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Senegal rank globally for infant mortality rate?
- Mauritania ranks 47th and Senegal ranks 49th 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 .