Which has higher number of neonatal deaths by region, Mauritania or Türkiye?

Türkiye, at 4,912 against 3,660 in Mauritania as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Türkiye?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mauritania vs Türkiye: Number of neonatal deaths by region

Mauritania

3,660

in 2024

Türkiye

4,912

in 2024

Mauritania rank

60th

Türkiye rank

57th

Number of neonatal deaths by region over time

Mauritania
Türkiye

How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 4,912 against 3,660 in Mauritania, a difference of 1,252.

That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.3 times Mauritania's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Türkiye has been ahead every year.

Mauritania ranks 60th and Türkiye ranks 57th of 195 countries.

Türkiye has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritania	Türkiye	Difference	Ahead
1960s	2,513	81,999	79,486	Türkiye
1970s	3,189	77,983	74,795	Türkiye
1980s	3,613	58,956	55,343	Türkiye
1990s	3,850	36,390	32,540	Türkiye
2000s	3,722	17,569	13,847	Türkiye
2010s	3,805	9,030	5,225	Türkiye
2020s	3,709	5,676	1,967	Türkiye

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths by region, Mauritania or Türkiye?: Türkiye, at 4,912 against 3,660 in Mauritania as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths by region between Mauritania and Türkiye?: 1,252, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Türkiye?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Mauritania and Türkiye rank globally for number of neonatal deaths by region?: Mauritania ranks 60th and Türkiye ranks 57th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of neonatal deaths by region
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 195 places, 9,865 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

The estimated number of neonates – babies under 28 days old – who die each year.