Mauritania vs Zambia: Number of infant deaths, per capita

Mauritania
0.001 units per person
in 2024
Zambia
0.0011 units per person
in 2024
Mauritania rank
32nd
Zambia rank
30th

Number of infant deaths, per capita over time

  • Mauritania
  • Zambia
0.0020.0040.006196019922024

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.0011 units per person against 0.001 units per person in Mauritania, a difference of 0.0001 units per person.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 32nd and Zambia ranks 30th of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0057 units per person 0.0045 units per person 0.0012 units per person Mauritania
1970s 0.0052 units per person 0.0041 units per person 0.0011 units per person Mauritania
1980s 0.0036 units per person 0.0042 units per person 0.0006 units per person Zambia
1990s 0.0029 units per person 0.0045 units per person 0.0016 units per person Zambia
2000s 0.002 units per person 0.0029 units per person 0.0008 units per person Zambia
2010s 0.0014 units per person 0.0016 units per person 0.0002 units per person Zambia
2020s 0.0011 units per person 0.0012 units per person 0.0001 units per person Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, per capita, Mauritania or Zambia?
Zambia, at 0.0011 units per person against 0.001 units per person in Mauritania as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths, per capita between Mauritania and Zambia?
0.0001 units per person, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Zambia?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Mauritania and Zambia rank globally for number of infant deaths, per capita?
Mauritania ranks 32nd and Zambia ranks 30th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of infant deaths, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of infant deaths, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
244 places, 13,430 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Number of infant deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.