Dominican Republic vs Mauritania: Number of youth deaths
Dominican Republic
6,780 deaths
in 2024
Mauritania
7,311 deaths
in 2024
Dominican Republic rank
70th
Mauritania rank
67th
Number of youth deaths over time
- Dominican Republic
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 7,311 deaths against 6,780 deaths in Dominican Republic, a difference of 531 deaths.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Dominican Republic's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 70th and Mauritania ranks 67th of 199 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 2 and Mauritania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,813 deaths | 10,800 deaths | 1,013 deaths | Dominican Republic |
| 2000s | 8,674 deaths | 9,238 deaths | 564.3 deaths | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 8,192 deaths | 8,122 deaths | 70 deaths | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 7,257 deaths | 7,523 deaths | 266 deaths | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of youth deaths, Dominican Republic or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 7,311 deaths against 6,780 deaths in Dominican Republic as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of youth deaths between Dominican Republic and Mauritania?
- 531 deaths, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Mauritania?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Dominican Republic and Mauritania rank globally for number of youth deaths?
- Dominican Republic ranks 70th and Mauritania ranks 67th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of youth deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.