Dominican Republic vs Mauritania: Number of infant deaths

Dominican Republic
5,578 deaths
in 2024
Mauritania
5,244 deaths
in 2024
Dominican Republic rank
63rd
Mauritania rank
65th

Number of infant deaths over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • Mauritania
5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k195119872024

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 5,578 deaths against 5,244 deaths in Mauritania, a difference of 334 deaths.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.

Across all 73 years both countries report, Dominican Republic has been ahead every year.

Dominican Republic ranks 63rd and Mauritania ranks 65th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic Mauritania Difference Ahead
1950s 15,080 deaths 4,537 deaths 10,543 deaths Dominican Republic
1960s 17,212 deaths 5,376 deaths 11,836 deaths Dominican Republic
1970s 15,032 deaths 6,511 deaths 8,521 deaths Dominican Republic
1980s 11,846 deaths 6,028 deaths 5,818 deaths Dominican Republic
1990s 8,816 deaths 6,447 deaths 2,369 deaths Dominican Republic
2000s 6,645 deaths 5,919 deaths 726.3 deaths Dominican Republic
2010s 6,611 deaths 5,619 deaths 992 deaths Dominican Republic
2020s 5,965 deaths 5,373 deaths 591.8 deaths Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, Dominican Republic or Mauritania?
Dominican Republic, at 5,578 deaths against 5,244 deaths in Mauritania as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Dominican Republic and Mauritania?
334 deaths, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Mauritania?
73 years are reported by both, from 1952 to 2024.
How do Dominican Republic and Mauritania rank globally for number of infant deaths?
Dominican Republic ranks 63rd 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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Indicator
Number of infant deaths
Unit
deaths
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 12,788 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 1 .