Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Liberia or Mauritania?

Liberia, at 3,216 deaths against 2,610 deaths in Mauritania as of 2019.

What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Liberia and Mauritania?

606 deaths, with Liberia ahead.

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

70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Liberia vs Mauritania: Number of neonatal deaths

Liberia

3,216 deaths

in 2019

Mauritania

2,610 deaths

in 2019

Liberia rank

67th

Mauritania rank

70th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

Liberia
Mauritania

How they compare

Liberia currently reports 3,216 deaths against 2,610 deaths in Mauritania, a difference of 606 deaths.

That makes Liberia's figure about 1.2 times Mauritania's.

Across all 70 years both countries report, Liberia has been ahead every year.

Liberia ranks 67th and Mauritania ranks 70th of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Liberia	Mauritania	Difference	Ahead
1950s	4,624 deaths	1,855 deaths	2,769 deaths	Liberia
1960s	5,584 deaths	2,142 deaths	3,442 deaths	Liberia
1970s	6,522 deaths	2,692 deaths	3,830 deaths	Liberia
1980s	6,973 deaths	3,676 deaths	3,297 deaths	Liberia
1990s	4,904 deaths	3,876 deaths	1,028 deaths	Liberia
2000s	4,672 deaths	3,745 deaths	927.1 deaths	Liberia
2010s	3,727 deaths	3,119 deaths	608 deaths	Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, Liberia or Mauritania?: Liberia, at 3,216 deaths against 2,610 deaths in Mauritania as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between Liberia and Mauritania?: 606 deaths, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Mauritania?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Liberia and Mauritania rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: Liberia ranks 67th and Mauritania ranks 70th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of neonatal deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 204 places, 14,280 data points, 1950–2019
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Deaths in children aged 0-27 days.