Mauritania vs North America: Mortality rate, neonatal
Mauritania
20.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
North America
3.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Mauritania rank
43rd
North America rank
42nd
Mortality rate, neonatal over time
- Mauritania
- North America
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 20.8 per 1,000 live births against 3.6 per 1,000 live births in North America, a difference of 17.2 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 5.8 times North America's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 43rd and North America ranks 42nd of 197 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.27 per 1,000 live births | 5.03 per 1,000 live births | 37.24 per 1,000 live births | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 33.43 per 1,000 live births | 4.43 per 1,000 live births | 29 per 1,000 live births | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 25.86 per 1,000 live births | 3.88 per 1,000 live births | 21.98 per 1,000 live births | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 21.84 per 1,000 live births | 3.54 per 1,000 live births | 18.3 per 1,000 live births | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Mauritania or North America?
- Mauritania, at 20.8 per 1,000 live births against 3.6 per 1,000 live births in North America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Mauritania and North America?
- 17.2 per 1,000 live births, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and North America?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and North America rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?
- Mauritania ranks 43rd and North America ranks 42nd of 197 countries.
- 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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About this data
Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.