Mauritania vs Senegal: Mortality rate, under-5
Mauritania
36.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Senegal
36.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Mauritania rank
48th
Senegal rank
50th
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- Mauritania
- Senegal
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 36.9 per 1,000 live births against 36.5 per 1,000 live births in Senegal, a difference of 0.4 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Senegal ahead.
Mauritania ranks 48th and Senegal ranks 50th of 196 countries.
Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 235.1 per 1,000 live births | 295.72 per 1,000 live births | 60.62 per 1,000 live births | Senegal |
| 1970s | 204.05 per 1,000 live births | 254.04 per 1,000 live births | 49.99 per 1,000 live births | Senegal |
| 1980s | 141.83 per 1,000 live births | 173.42 per 1,000 live births | 31.59 per 1,000 live births | Senegal |
| 1990s | 110.41 per 1,000 live births | 136.12 per 1,000 live births | 25.71 per 1,000 live births | Senegal |
| 2000s | 76.49 per 1,000 live births | 94.31 per 1,000 live births | 17.82 per 1,000 live births | Senegal |
| 2010s | 49.92 per 1,000 live births | 53.61 per 1,000 live births | 3.69 per 1,000 live births | Senegal |
| 2020s | 39.42 per 1,000 live births | 40.24 per 1,000 live births | 0.82 per 1,000 live births | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Mauritania or Senegal?
- Mauritania, at 36.9 per 1,000 live births against 36.5 per 1,000 live births in Senegal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Mauritania and Senegal?
- 0.4 per 1,000 live births, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Senegal?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Senegal rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- Mauritania ranks 48th and Senegal ranks 50th 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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About this data
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.