Korea, Democratic People's Republic of vs Mauritania: Number of infant deaths

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
4,536 deaths
in 2024
Mauritania
5,244 deaths
in 2024
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
68th
Mauritania rank
65th

Number of infant deaths over time

  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 5,244 deaths against 4,536 deaths in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 708 deaths.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.2 times Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 68th and Mauritania ranks 65th of 199 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of averaged higher in 7 and Mauritania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Mauritania Difference Ahead
1950s 39,089 deaths 4,497 deaths 34,592 deaths Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1960s 31,404 deaths 5,376 deaths 26,029 deaths Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1970s 18,978 deaths 6,511 deaths 12,467 deaths Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1980s 11,914 deaths 6,028 deaths 5,885 deaths Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1990s 21,136 deaths 6,447 deaths 14,689 deaths Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2000s 13,386 deaths 5,919 deaths 7,467 deaths Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s 6,126 deaths 5,619 deaths 506.9 deaths Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2020s 4,861 deaths 5,373 deaths 512.4 deaths Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 5,244 deaths against 4,536 deaths in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Mauritania?
708 deaths, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Mauritania?
74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Mauritania rank globally for number of infant deaths?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 68th 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 .