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
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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) – 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

Indicator
Number of children who die before age 5
Unit
deaths
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.