What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Mauritania and OECD members?

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

How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and OECD members?

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.

Mauritania vs OECD members: Mortality rate, neonatal

Mauritania

20.8 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

OECD members

3.91 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Mauritania rank

43rd

OECD members rank

41st

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

Mauritania
OECD members

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 20.8 per 1,000 live births against 3.91 per 1,000 live births in OECD members, a difference of 16.89 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 5.3 times OECD members's.

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

Mauritania ranks 43rd and OECD members ranks 41st of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritania	OECD members	Difference	Ahead
1990s	42.27 per 1,000 live births	8.99 per 1,000 live births	33.28 per 1,000 live births	Mauritania
2000s	33.43 per 1,000 live births	5.71 per 1,000 live births	27.72 per 1,000 live births	Mauritania
2010s	25.86 per 1,000 live births	4.33 per 1,000 live births	21.53 per 1,000 live births	Mauritania
2020s	21.84 per 1,000 live births	4 per 1,000 live births	17.84 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 OECD members?: Mauritania, at 20.8 per 1,000 live births against 3.91 per 1,000 live births in OECD members as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Mauritania and OECD members?: 16.89 per 1,000 live births, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and OECD members?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Mauritania and OECD members rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?: Mauritania ranks 43rd and OECD members ranks 41st 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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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.