What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between European Union and Mauritania?

18.49 per 1,000 live births, with Mauritania ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Mauritania?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

European Union vs Mauritania: Mortality rate, neonatal

European Union

2.31 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Mauritania

20.8 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

European Union rank

46th

Mauritania rank

43rd

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

European Union
Mauritania

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 20.8 per 1,000 live births against 2.31 per 1,000 live births in European Union, a difference of 18.49 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 9.0 times European Union's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.

European Union ranks 46th and Mauritania ranks 43rd of 47 groups.

Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	European Union	Mauritania	Difference	Ahead
1990s	5.22 per 1,000 live births	42.27 per 1,000 live births	37.05 per 1,000 live births	Mauritania
2000s	3.26 per 1,000 live births	33.43 per 1,000 live births	30.17 per 1,000 live births	Mauritania
2010s	2.47 per 1,000 live births	25.86 per 1,000 live births	23.39 per 1,000 live births	Mauritania
2020s	2.3 per 1,000 live births	21.84 per 1,000 live births	19.54 per 1,000 live births	Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, European Union or Mauritania?: Mauritania, at 20.8 per 1,000 live births against 2.31 per 1,000 live births in European Union as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between European Union and Mauritania?: 18.49 per 1,000 live births, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Mauritania?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do European Union and Mauritania rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?: European Union ranks 46th and Mauritania ranks 43rd of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 244 places, 11,751 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.