Mauritania vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Mortality rate, under-5, female

Mauritania
33 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Tanzania, United Republic of
33.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Mauritania rank
49th
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
47th

Mortality rate, under-5, female over time

  • Mauritania
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
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How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 33.2 per 1,000 live births against 33 per 1,000 live births in Mauritania, a difference of 0.2 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 49th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 47th of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania, United Republic of in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Tanzania, United Republic of Difference Ahead
1960s 223.7 per 1,000 live births 221.86 per 1,000 live births 1.84 per 1,000 live births Mauritania
1970s 193.32 per 1,000 live births 189.88 per 1,000 live births 3.44 per 1,000 live births Mauritania
1980s 132.63 per 1,000 live births 169.21 per 1,000 live births 36.58 per 1,000 live births Tanzania, United Republic of
1990s 102.27 per 1,000 live births 148.26 per 1,000 live births 45.99 per 1,000 live births Tanzania, United Republic of
2000s 69.67 per 1,000 live births 91.49 per 1,000 live births 21.82 per 1,000 live births Tanzania, United Republic of
2010s 45.03 per 1,000 live births 51.04 per 1,000 live births 6.01 per 1,000 live births Tanzania, United Republic of
2020s 35.24 per 1,000 live births 36.18 per 1,000 live births 0.94 per 1,000 live births Tanzania, United Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, female, Mauritania or Tanzania, United Republic of?
Tanzania, United Republic of, at 33.2 per 1,000 live births against 33 per 1,000 live births in Mauritania as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, female between Mauritania and Tanzania, United Republic of?
0.2 per 1,000 live births, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Tanzania, United Republic of?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Mauritania and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, female?
Mauritania ranks 49th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 47th 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.