Mauritania vs United States of America: Maternal deaths by income group

Mauritania
695.75 deaths
in 2020
United States of America
773.82 deaths
in 2020
Mauritania rank
51st
United States of America rank
48th

Maternal deaths by income group over time

  • Mauritania
  • United States of America
0200400600800198520022020

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 773.82 deaths against 695.75 deaths in Mauritania, a difference of 78.07 deaths.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 51st and United States of America ranks 48th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 4 and United States of America in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania United States of America Difference Ahead
1980s 566.91 deaths 413.45 deaths 153.45 deaths Mauritania
1990s 633.78 deaths 430.51 deaths 203.27 deaths Mauritania
2000s 724.47 deaths 551.56 deaths 172.91 deaths Mauritania
2010s 700.55 deaths 678.05 deaths 22.5 deaths Mauritania
2020s 695.75 deaths 773.82 deaths 78.07 deaths United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal deaths by income group, Mauritania or United States of America?
United States of America, at 773.82 deaths against 695.75 deaths in Mauritania as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal deaths by income group between Mauritania and United States of America?
78.07 deaths, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and United States of America?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Mauritania and United States of America rank globally for maternal deaths by income group?
Mauritania ranks 51st and United States of America ranks 48th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Maternal deaths by income group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Maternal deaths by income group
Unit
deaths
Source
UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
185 places, 6,660 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed

Estimated number of maternal deaths in a given year.