Mauritania vs Myanmar: Mortality rate, under-5

Mauritania
36.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Myanmar
36.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Mauritania rank
48th
Myanmar rank
48th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

  • Mauritania
  • Myanmar
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 36.9 per 1,000 live births against 36.9 per 1,000 live births in Myanmar, a difference of 0 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 57 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 48th and Myanmar ranks 48th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Myanmar Difference Ahead
1960s 239.15 per 1,000 live births 178.15 per 1,000 live births 61 per 1,000 live births Mauritania
1970s 204.05 per 1,000 live births 157.25 per 1,000 live births 46.8 per 1,000 live births Mauritania
1980s 141.83 per 1,000 live births 127.44 per 1,000 live births 14.39 per 1,000 live births Mauritania
1990s 110.41 per 1,000 live births 102.88 per 1,000 live births 7.53 per 1,000 live births Mauritania
2000s 76.49 per 1,000 live births 80.77 per 1,000 live births 4.28 per 1,000 live births Myanmar
2010s 49.92 per 1,000 live births 52.09 per 1,000 live births 2.17 per 1,000 live births Myanmar
2020s 39.42 per 1,000 live births 39.48 per 1,000 live births 0.06 per 1,000 live births Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Mauritania or Myanmar?
Mauritania, at 36.9 per 1,000 live births against 36.9 per 1,000 live births in Myanmar as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Mauritania and Myanmar?
0 per 1,000 live births, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Myanmar?
57 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
How do Mauritania and Myanmar rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
Mauritania ranks 48th and Myanmar ranks 48th of 196 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
243 places, 13,506 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.