Mauritania vs South Africa: Mortality rate, under-5, female
Mauritania
33 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
South Africa
32.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Mauritania rank
49th
South Africa rank
51st
Mortality rate, under-5, female over time
- Mauritania
- South Africa
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 33 per 1,000 live births against 32.4 per 1,000 live births in South Africa, a difference of 0.6 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 49th and South Africa ranks 51st of 197 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 168.65 per 1,000 live births | 99.85 per 1,000 live births | 68.8 per 1,000 live births | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 132.63 per 1,000 live births | 68.46 per 1,000 live births | 64.17 per 1,000 live births | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 102.27 per 1,000 live births | 55.58 per 1,000 live births | 46.69 per 1,000 live births | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 69.67 per 1,000 live births | 69.22 per 1,000 live births | 0.45 per 1,000 live births | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 45.03 per 1,000 live births | 37.15 per 1,000 live births | 7.88 per 1,000 live births | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 35.24 per 1,000 live births | 31.74 per 1,000 live births | 3.5 per 1,000 live births | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, female, Mauritania or South Africa?
- Mauritania, at 33 per 1,000 live births against 32.4 per 1,000 live births in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, female between Mauritania and South Africa?
- 0.6 per 1,000 live births, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and South Africa?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and South Africa rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, female?
- Mauritania ranks 49th and South Africa ranks 51st 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
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.