Mauritania vs Turkmenistan: Number of infants who die before age 1
Mauritania
5,310 deaths
in 2023
Turkmenistan
5,107 deaths
in 2023
Mauritania rank
65th
Turkmenistan rank
68th
Number of infants who die before age 1 over time
- Mauritania
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 5,310 deaths against 5,107 deaths in Turkmenistan, a difference of 203 deaths.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Mauritania ranks 65th and Turkmenistan ranks 68th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 4 and Turkmenistan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5,562 deaths | 7,874 deaths | 2,312 deaths | Turkmenistan |
| 1960s | 6,316 deaths | 9,022 deaths | 2,706 deaths | Turkmenistan |
| 1970s | 7,133 deaths | 8,213 deaths | 1,080 deaths | Turkmenistan |
| 1980s | 7,119 deaths | 8,514 deaths | 1,396 deaths | Turkmenistan |
| 1990s | 7,303 deaths | 7,131 deaths | 171.5 deaths | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 6,410 deaths | 5,058 deaths | 1,352 deaths | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 5,796 deaths | 5,548 deaths | 247.5 deaths | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 5,414 deaths | 5,380 deaths | 34 deaths | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Mauritania or Turkmenistan?
- Mauritania, at 5,310 deaths against 5,107 deaths in Turkmenistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Mauritania and Turkmenistan?
- 203 deaths, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Turkmenistan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and Turkmenistan rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?
- Mauritania ranks 65th and Turkmenistan ranks 68th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth.