Mauritania vs Senegal: Neonatal mortality rate
Mauritania
20.82 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Senegal
20.94 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Mauritania rank
45th
Senegal rank
43rd
Neonatal mortality rate over time
- Mauritania
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 20.94 per 1,000 live births against 20.82 per 1,000 live births in Mauritania, a difference of 0.12 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 45th and Senegal ranks 43rd of 212 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Senegal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.43 per 1,000 live births | 32.1 per 1,000 live births | 1.33 per 1,000 live births | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 25.86 per 1,000 live births | 25.46 per 1,000 live births | 0.3984 per 1,000 live births | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 21.84 per 1,000 live births | 22.42 per 1,000 live births | 0.5732 per 1,000 live births | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Mauritania or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 20.94 per 1,000 live births against 20.82 per 1,000 live births in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Mauritania and Senegal?
- 0.12 per 1,000 live births, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Senegal?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Senegal rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
- Mauritania ranks 45th and Senegal ranks 43rd of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.