Colombia vs Mauritania: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths
Colombia
4,390 deaths
in 2024
Mauritania
3,660 deaths
in 2024
Colombia rank
58th
Mauritania rank
60th
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths over time
- Colombia
- Mauritania
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 4,390 deaths against 3,660 deaths in Mauritania, a difference of 730 deaths.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.2 times Mauritania's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.
Colombia ranks 58th and Mauritania ranks 60th of 199 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 28,332 deaths | 2,152 deaths | 26,180 deaths | Colombia |
| 1960s | 26,568 deaths | 2,513 deaths | 24,055 deaths | Colombia |
| 1970s | 21,411 deaths | 3,189 deaths | 18,222 deaths | Colombia |
| 1980s | 17,396 deaths | 3,613 deaths | 13,784 deaths | Colombia |
| 1990s | 14,336 deaths | 3,850 deaths | 10,486 deaths | Colombia |
| 2000s | 9,876 deaths | 3,722 deaths | 6,154 deaths | Colombia |
| 2010s | 6,161 deaths | 3,805 deaths | 2,356 deaths | Colombia |
| 2020s | 4,761 deaths | 3,709 deaths | 1,052 deaths | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, Colombia or Mauritania?
- Colombia, at 4,390 deaths against 3,660 deaths in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between Colombia and Mauritania?
- 730 deaths, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Mauritania?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Mauritania rank globally for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?
- Colombia ranks 58th and Mauritania ranks 60th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .