Mauritania vs Turkmenistan: Number of neonatal deaths by region
Mauritania
3,660
in 2024
Turkmenistan
3,501
in 2024
Mauritania rank
60th
Turkmenistan rank
63rd
Number of neonatal deaths by region over time
- Mauritania
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 3,660 against 3,501 in Turkmenistan, a difference of 159.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 60th and Turkmenistan ranks 63rd of 195 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 3 and Turkmenistan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3,568 | 3,392 | 176 | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 3,850 | 3,370 | 479.6 | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 3,722 | 3,112 | 609.3 | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 3,805 | 3,845 | 39.9 | Turkmenistan |
| 2020s | 3,709 | 3,777 | 67.2 | Turkmenistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal deaths by region, Mauritania or Turkmenistan?
- Mauritania, at 3,660 against 3,501 in Turkmenistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths by region between Mauritania and Turkmenistan?
- 159, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Turkmenistan?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Turkmenistan rank globally for number of neonatal deaths by region?
- Mauritania ranks 60th and Turkmenistan ranks 63rd 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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About this data
The estimated number of neonates – babies under 28 days old – who die each year.