Mauritania vs Senegal: Mortality rate, under-5, female

Mauritania
33 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Senegal
32.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Mauritania rank
49th
Senegal rank
52nd

Mortality rate, under-5, female over time

  • Mauritania
  • Senegal
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 33 per 1,000 live births against 32.3 per 1,000 live births in Senegal, a difference of 0.7 per 1,000 live births.

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

Mauritania ranks 49th and Senegal ranks 52nd of 197 countries.

Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Senegal Difference Ahead
1960s 223.7 per 1,000 live births 291.25 per 1,000 live births 67.55 per 1,000 live births Senegal
1970s 193.32 per 1,000 live births 248.58 per 1,000 live births 55.26 per 1,000 live births Senegal
1980s 132.63 per 1,000 live births 165.55 per 1,000 live births 32.92 per 1,000 live births Senegal
1990s 102.27 per 1,000 live births 128.75 per 1,000 live births 26.48 per 1,000 live births Senegal
2000s 69.67 per 1,000 live births 88.01 per 1,000 live births 18.34 per 1,000 live births Senegal
2010s 45.03 per 1,000 live births 48.31 per 1,000 live births 3.28 per 1,000 live births Senegal
2020s 35.24 per 1,000 live births 35.7 per 1,000 live births 0.46 per 1,000 live births Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, female, Mauritania or Senegal?
Mauritania, at 33 per 1,000 live births against 32.3 per 1,000 live births in Senegal as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, female between Mauritania and Senegal?
0.7 per 1,000 live births, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Senegal?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Mauritania and Senegal rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, female?
Mauritania ranks 49th and Senegal ranks 52nd 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, under-5, female (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

Indicator
Mortality rate, under-5, female (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, 13,515 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.