Which has higher number of child deaths, Mauritania or Turkmenistan?

Mauritania, at 6,361 deaths against 6,208 deaths in Turkmenistan as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of child deaths between Mauritania and Turkmenistan?

153 deaths, with Mauritania ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Turkmenistan?

43 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.

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 child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mauritania vs Turkmenistan: Number of child deaths

Mauritania

6,361 deaths

in 2024

Turkmenistan

6,208 deaths

in 2024

Mauritania rank

65th

Turkmenistan rank

66th

Number of child deaths over time

Mauritania
Turkmenistan

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 6,361 deaths against 6,208 deaths in Turkmenistan, a difference of 153 deaths.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Turkmenistan ahead.

Mauritania ranks 65th and Turkmenistan ranks 66th 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	9,583 deaths	11,021 deaths	1,438 deaths	Turkmenistan
1990s	9,686 deaths	9,238 deaths	448.1 deaths	Mauritania
2000s	8,150 deaths	6,286 deaths	1,864 deaths	Mauritania
2010s	7,118 deaths	6,878 deaths	239.9 deaths	Mauritania
2020s	6,559 deaths	6,742 deaths	182.6 deaths	Turkmenistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths, Mauritania or Turkmenistan?: Mauritania, at 6,361 deaths against 6,208 deaths in Turkmenistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths between Mauritania and Turkmenistan?: 153 deaths, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Turkmenistan?: 43 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
How do Mauritania and Turkmenistan rank globally for number of child deaths?: Mauritania ranks 65th and Turkmenistan ranks 66th 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 child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of child deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 11,992 data points, 1955–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 5 .