Dominican Republic vs Mauritania: Neonatal mortality rate
Dominican Republic
2.12 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Mauritania
2.08 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Dominican Republic rank
40th
Mauritania rank
43rd
Neonatal mortality rate over time
- Dominican Republic
- Mauritania
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 2.12 deaths per 100 live births against 2.08 deaths per 100 live births in Mauritania, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 62 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Mauritania ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 40th and Mauritania ranks 43rd of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.06 deaths per 100 live births | 5.64 deaths per 100 live births | 1.58 deaths per 100 live births | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 3.86 deaths per 100 live births | 5.51 deaths per 100 live births | 1.65 deaths per 100 live births | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 2.89 deaths per 100 live births | 5.03 deaths per 100 live births | 2.14 deaths per 100 live births | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 2.31 deaths per 100 live births | 4.23 deaths per 100 live births | 1.92 deaths per 100 live births | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 2.32 deaths per 100 live births | 3.34 deaths per 100 live births | 1.03 deaths per 100 live births | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 2.42 deaths per 100 live births | 2.59 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1652 deaths per 100 live births | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 2.24 deaths per 100 live births | 2.18 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0558 deaths per 100 live births | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Dominican Republic or Mauritania?
- Dominican Republic, at 2.12 deaths per 100 live births against 2.08 deaths per 100 live births in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Dominican Republic and Mauritania?
- 0.04 deaths per 100 live births, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Mauritania?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2024.
- How do Dominican Republic and Mauritania rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
- Dominican Republic ranks 40th and Mauritania ranks 43rd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Neonatal mortality rate. 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, per 100 live births .