Gambia vs Mauritania: Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes
Gambia
1.4%
in 2023
Mauritania
1.7%
in 2023
Gambia rank
18th
Mauritania rank
16th
Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes over time
- Gambia
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 1.7% against 1.4% in Gambia, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.2 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 18th and Mauritania ranks 16th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 4 and Mauritania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.4% | 5.4% | 3.1% | Gambia |
| 1990s | 6.1% | 4.4% | 1.8% | Gambia |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 2.9% | 0.9% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.4% | 0.2% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.9% | 0.3% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes, Gambia or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 1.7% against 1.4% in Gambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes between Gambia and Mauritania?
- 0.3%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Mauritania?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Gambia and Mauritania rank globally for share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes?
- Gambia ranks 18th and Mauritania ranks 16th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, UNFPA, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The probability that a 15 year old girl eventually dies from a pregnancy-related cause, assuming constant levels of maternal mortality and number of births per woman.