Mauritania vs Turkmenistan: Number of infant deaths
Mauritania
5,244 deaths
in 2024
Turkmenistan
4,796 deaths
in 2024
Mauritania rank
65th
Turkmenistan rank
67th
Number of infant deaths over time
- Mauritania
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 5,244 deaths against 4,796 deaths in Turkmenistan, a difference of 448 deaths.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Turkmenistan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Mauritania ranks 65th and Turkmenistan ranks 67th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 3 and Turkmenistan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6,304 deaths | 10,812 deaths | 4,508 deaths | Turkmenistan |
| 1980s | 6,028 deaths | 9,999 deaths | 3,971 deaths | Turkmenistan |
| 1990s | 6,447 deaths | 7,868 deaths | 1,421 deaths | Turkmenistan |
| 2000s | 5,919 deaths | 5,194 deaths | 724.9 deaths | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 5,619 deaths | 5,488 deaths | 131.7 deaths | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 5,373 deaths | 5,216 deaths | 156.8 deaths | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Mauritania or Turkmenistan?
- Mauritania, at 5,244 deaths against 4,796 deaths in Turkmenistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Mauritania and Turkmenistan?
- 448 deaths, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Turkmenistan?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Turkmenistan rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Mauritania ranks 65th and Turkmenistan ranks 67th 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 .