Mauritania vs Türkiye: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths
Mauritania
3,660 deaths
in 2024
Türkiye
4,912 deaths
in 2024
Mauritania rank
60th
Türkiye rank
57th
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths over time
- Mauritania
- Türkiye
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 4,912 deaths against 3,660 deaths in Mauritania, a difference of 1,252 deaths.
That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.3 times Mauritania's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Türkiye has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 60th and Türkiye ranks 57th of 199 countries.
Türkiye has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2,152 deaths | 79,155 deaths | 77,003 deaths | Türkiye |
| 1960s | 2,513 deaths | 81,999 deaths | 79,486 deaths | Türkiye |
| 1970s | 3,189 deaths | 77,983 deaths | 74,795 deaths | Türkiye |
| 1980s | 3,613 deaths | 58,956 deaths | 55,343 deaths | Türkiye |
| 1990s | 3,850 deaths | 36,390 deaths | 32,540 deaths | Türkiye |
| 2000s | 3,722 deaths | 17,569 deaths | 13,847 deaths | Türkiye |
| 2010s | 3,805 deaths | 9,030 deaths | 5,225 deaths | Türkiye |
| 2020s | 3,709 deaths | 5,676 deaths | 1,967 deaths | Türkiye |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, Mauritania or Türkiye?
- Türkiye, at 4,912 deaths against 3,660 deaths in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between Mauritania and Türkiye?
- 1,252 deaths, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Türkiye?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Türkiye rank globally for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?
- Mauritania ranks 60th and Türkiye ranks 57th 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 .