Mauritania vs Zambia: Mortality rate, adult, female

Mauritania
151.87 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
Zambia
153.35 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
Mauritania rank
54th
Zambia rank
52nd

Mortality rate, adult, female over time

  • Mauritania
  • Zambia
200300400500196019922024

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 153.35 per 1,000 female adults against 151.87 per 1,000 female adults in Mauritania, a difference of 1.48 per 1,000 female adults.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 54th and Zambia ranks 52nd of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 344.23 per 1,000 female adults 272.69 per 1,000 female adults 71.54 per 1,000 female adults Mauritania
1970s 286.24 per 1,000 female adults 242.24 per 1,000 female adults 44.01 per 1,000 female adults Mauritania
1980s 264.32 per 1,000 female adults 299.87 per 1,000 female adults 35.56 per 1,000 female adults Zambia
1990s 241.15 per 1,000 female adults 469.55 per 1,000 female adults 228.4 per 1,000 female adults Zambia
2000s 188.39 per 1,000 female adults 469.65 per 1,000 female adults 281.26 per 1,000 female adults Zambia
2010s 171.27 per 1,000 female adults 284.8 per 1,000 female adults 113.53 per 1,000 female adults Zambia
2020s 163.21 per 1,000 female adults 182.76 per 1,000 female adults 19.56 per 1,000 female adults Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, adult, female, Mauritania or Zambia?
Zambia, at 153.35 per 1,000 female adults against 151.87 per 1,000 female adults in Mauritania as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, female between Mauritania and Zambia?
1.48 per 1,000 female adults, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Zambia?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Mauritania and Zambia rank globally for mortality rate, adult, female?
Mauritania ranks 54th and Zambia ranks 52nd of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults)
Unit
per 1,000 female adults
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,145 data points, 1960–2024
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Adult mortality rate, female, is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old female dying before reaching age 60, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year between those ages.