Which has higher number of deaths, Mauritania or Nicaragua?

Nicaragua, at 31,293 deaths against 27,722 deaths in Mauritania as of 2023.

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

3,571 deaths, with Nicaragua ahead.

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

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.

Mauritania vs Nicaragua: Number of deaths

Mauritania

27,722 deaths

in 2023

Nicaragua

31,293 deaths

in 2023

Mauritania rank

132nd

Nicaragua rank

129th

Number of deaths over time

Mauritania
Nicaragua

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 31,293 deaths against 27,722 deaths in Mauritania, a difference of 3,571 deaths.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Nicaragua has been ahead every year.

Mauritania ranks 132nd and Nicaragua ranks 129th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritania	Nicaragua	Difference	Ahead
1950s	15,715 deaths	32,733 deaths	17,018 deaths	Nicaragua
1960s	16,951 deaths	32,494 deaths	15,544 deaths	Nicaragua
1970s	19,200 deaths	36,287 deaths	17,088 deaths	Nicaragua
1980s	20,690 deaths	36,616 deaths	15,926 deaths	Nicaragua
1990s	22,762 deaths	30,820 deaths	8,058 deaths	Nicaragua
2000s	22,394 deaths	28,929 deaths	6,535 deaths	Nicaragua
2010s	26,931 deaths	30,370 deaths	3,439 deaths	Nicaragua
2020s	28,607 deaths	37,647 deaths	9,040 deaths	Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, Mauritania or Nicaragua?: Nicaragua, at 31,293 deaths against 27,722 deaths in Mauritania as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths between Mauritania and Nicaragua?: 3,571 deaths, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Nicaragua?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Mauritania and Nicaragua rank globally for number of deaths?: Mauritania ranks 132nd and Nicaragua ranks 129th 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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