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
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) β 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 .