Which has higher number of maternal deaths, Mauritania or United States?

United States, at 773.82 deaths against 695.75 deaths in Mauritania as of 2020.

What is the difference in number of maternal deaths between Mauritania and United States?

78.07 deaths, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and United States?

36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of maternal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mauritania vs United States: Number of maternal deaths

Mauritania

695.75 deaths

in 2020

United States

773.82 deaths

in 2020

Mauritania rank

51st

United States rank

48th

Number of maternal deaths over time

Mauritania
United States

How they compare

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

That makes United States'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 ranks 48th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritania	United States	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

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

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

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Indicator: Number of maternal deaths
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: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of maternal deaths in a given year.