Mauritania vs Turkmenistan: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths
Mauritania
3,660 deaths
in 2024
Turkmenistan
3,501 deaths
in 2024
Mauritania rank
60th
Turkmenistan rank
63rd
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths over time
- Mauritania
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 3,660 deaths against 3,501 deaths in Turkmenistan, a difference of 159 deaths.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 60th and Turkmenistan ranks 63rd of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 3 and Turkmenistan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3,568 deaths | 3,392 deaths | 176 deaths | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 3,850 deaths | 3,370 deaths | 479.6 deaths | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 3,722 deaths | 3,112 deaths | 609.3 deaths | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 3,805 deaths | 3,845 deaths | 39.9 deaths | Turkmenistan |
| 2020s | 3,709 deaths | 3,777 deaths | 67.2 deaths | Turkmenistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, Mauritania or Turkmenistan?
- Mauritania, at 3,660 deaths against 3,501 deaths in Turkmenistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal, infant and child deaths between Mauritania and Turkmenistan?
- 159 deaths, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Turkmenistan?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Turkmenistan rank globally for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?
- Mauritania ranks 60th and Turkmenistan ranks 63rd 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 .