Which has higher number of deaths, Latvia or Mauritania?

Mauritania, at 27,722 deaths against 27,613 deaths in Latvia as of 2023.

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

109 deaths, with Mauritania ahead.

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

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Latvia vs Mauritania: Number of deaths

Latvia

27,613 deaths

in 2023

Mauritania

27,722 deaths

in 2023

Latvia rank

133rd

Mauritania rank

132nd

Number of deaths over time

Latvia
Mauritania

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 27,722 deaths against 27,613 deaths in Latvia, a difference of 109 deaths.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Latvia ahead.

Latvia ranks 133rd and Mauritania ranks 132nd of 236 countries.

Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latvia	Mauritania	Difference	Ahead
1950s	22,950 deaths	15,715 deaths	7,235 deaths	Latvia
1960s	23,183 deaths	16,951 deaths	6,233 deaths	Latvia
1970s	28,957 deaths	19,200 deaths	9,758 deaths	Latvia
1980s	32,238 deaths	20,690 deaths	11,549 deaths	Latvia
1990s	36,167 deaths	22,762 deaths	13,405 deaths	Latvia
2000s	32,443 deaths	22,394 deaths	10,049 deaths	Latvia
2010s	28,794 deaths	26,931 deaths	1,863 deaths	Latvia
2020s	30,057 deaths	28,607 deaths	1,450 deaths	Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, Latvia or Mauritania?: Mauritania, at 27,722 deaths against 27,613 deaths in Latvia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths between Latvia and Mauritania?: 109 deaths, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Mauritania?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Latvia and Mauritania rank globally for number of deaths?: Latvia ranks 133rd and Mauritania ranks 132nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of deaths
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: 28 August 2026

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