Congo vs Mauritania: Number of children who die before age 5
Congo
7,474 deaths
in 2023
Mauritania
6,499 deaths
in 2023
Congo rank
64th
Mauritania rank
65th
Number of children who die before age 5 over time
- Congo
- Mauritania
How they compare
Congo currently reports 7,474 deaths against 6,499 deaths in Mauritania, a difference of 975 deaths.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.2 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 64th and Mauritania ranks 65th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 5 and Mauritania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9,544 deaths | 8,975 deaths | 569.3 deaths | Congo |
| 1960s | 8,258 deaths | 9,516 deaths | 1,259 deaths | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 8,213 deaths | 10,438 deaths | 2,225 deaths | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 7,728 deaths | 9,967 deaths | 2,239 deaths | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 10,577 deaths | 9,842 deaths | 735.6 deaths | Congo |
| 2000s | 11,500 deaths | 8,264 deaths | 3,237 deaths | Congo |
| 2010s | 9,481 deaths | 7,210 deaths | 2,271 deaths | Congo |
| 2020s | 7,664 deaths | 6,647 deaths | 1,017 deaths | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Congo or Mauritania?
- Congo, at 7,474 deaths against 6,499 deaths in Mauritania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Congo and Mauritania?
- 975 deaths, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Mauritania?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Congo and Mauritania rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?
- Congo ranks 64th and Mauritania ranks 65th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.