Congo vs Mauritania: Number of infant deaths
Congo
5,131 deaths
in 2024
Mauritania
5,244 deaths
in 2024
Congo rank
66th
Mauritania rank
65th
Number of infant deaths over time
- Congo
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 5,244 deaths against 5,131 deaths in Congo, a difference of 113 deaths.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 66th and Mauritania ranks 65th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 3 and Mauritania in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4,428 deaths | 4,497 deaths | 69.67 deaths | Mauritania |
| 1960s | 4,302 deaths | 5,376 deaths | 1,074 deaths | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 4,733 deaths | 6,511 deaths | 1,778 deaths | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 4,766 deaths | 6,028 deaths | 1,262 deaths | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 6,725 deaths | 6,447 deaths | 278.6 deaths | Congo |
| 2000s | 7,595 deaths | 5,919 deaths | 1,676 deaths | Congo |
| 2010s | 6,365 deaths | 5,619 deaths | 745.4 deaths | Congo |
| 2020s | 5,286 deaths | 5,373 deaths | 87.2 deaths | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Congo or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 5,244 deaths against 5,131 deaths in Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Congo and Mauritania?
- 113 deaths, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Mauritania?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Mauritania rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Congo ranks 66th and Mauritania ranks 65th 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 infant deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 1 .