Which has higher number of under-five deaths, Dominican Republic or Mauritania?

Mauritania, at 6,361 against 6,181 in Dominican Republic as of 2024.

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

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

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Dominican Republic vs Mauritania: Number of under-five deaths

Dominican Republic

6,181

in 2024

Mauritania

6,361

in 2024

Dominican Republic rank

67th

Mauritania rank

65th

Number of under-five deaths over time

Dominican Republic
Mauritania

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 6,361 against 6,181 in Dominican Republic, a difference of 180.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 67th and Mauritania ranks 65th of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 6 and Mauritania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Mauritania	Difference	Ahead
1960s	24,042	9,726	14,316	Dominican Republic
1970s	20,101	11,140	8,961	Dominican Republic
1980s	15,034	9,742	5,292	Dominican Republic
1990s	10,690	9,686	1,003	Dominican Republic
2000s	7,749	8,150	401.4	Mauritania
2010s	7,450	7,118	331.2	Dominican Republic
2020s	6,628	6,559	69	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, Dominican Republic or Mauritania?: Mauritania, at 6,361 against 6,181 in Dominican Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths between Dominican Republic and Mauritania?: 180, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Mauritania?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Dominican Republic and Mauritania rank globally for number of under-five deaths?: Dominican Republic ranks 67th and Mauritania ranks 65th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of under-five deaths
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 244 places, 13,104 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Number of children dying before reaching age five.