Ghana vs Mauritania: Mortality rate, under-5

Ghana
35.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Mauritania
36.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Ghana rank
51st
Mauritania rank
48th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

  • Ghana
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 36.9 per 1,000 live births against 35.9 per 1,000 live births in Ghana, a difference of 1 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mauritania ahead.

Ghana ranks 51st and Mauritania ranks 48th of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 4 and Mauritania in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Mauritania Difference Ahead
1960s 204.36 per 1,000 live births 235.1 per 1,000 live births 30.74 per 1,000 live births Mauritania
1970s 188.16 per 1,000 live births 204.05 per 1,000 live births 15.89 per 1,000 live births Mauritania
1980s 154.29 per 1,000 live births 141.83 per 1,000 live births 12.46 per 1,000 live births Ghana
1990s 115.36 per 1,000 live births 110.41 per 1,000 live births 4.95 per 1,000 live births Ghana
2000s 84.1 per 1,000 live births 76.49 per 1,000 live births 7.61 per 1,000 live births Ghana
2010s 54.37 per 1,000 live births 49.92 per 1,000 live births 4.45 per 1,000 live births Ghana
2020s 38.84 per 1,000 live births 39.42 per 1,000 live births 0.58 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, Ghana or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 36.9 per 1,000 live births against 35.9 per 1,000 live births in Ghana as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Ghana and Mauritania?
1 per 1,000 live births, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Mauritania?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Ghana and Mauritania rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
Ghana ranks 51st and Mauritania ranks 48th 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 (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 (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, 13,546 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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