High income vs Mauritania: Mortality rate, under-5, male

High income
5.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Mauritania
40.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
High income rank
43rd
Mauritania rank
46th

Mortality rate, under-5, male over time

  • High income
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 40.7 per 1,000 live births against 5.5 per 1,000 live births in High income, a difference of 35.2 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 7.4 times High income's.

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

High income ranks 43rd and Mauritania ranks 46th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade High income Mauritania Difference Ahead
1990s 12.69 per 1,000 live births 118.2 per 1,000 live births 105.51 per 1,000 live births Mauritania
2000s 8.75 per 1,000 live births 82.98 per 1,000 live births 74.23 per 1,000 live births Mauritania
2010s 6.46 per 1,000 live births 54.58 per 1,000 live births 48.12 per 1,000 live births Mauritania
2020s 5.52 per 1,000 live births 43.36 per 1,000 live births 37.84 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, male, High income or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 40.7 per 1,000 live births against 5.5 per 1,000 live births in High income as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between High income and Mauritania?
35.2 per 1,000 live births, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Mauritania?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do High income and Mauritania rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?
High income ranks 43rd and Mauritania ranks 46th of 47 groups.
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, male (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, under-5, male (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, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.