Mauritania vs Nigeria: Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, male

Mauritania
7.4 per 1,000
in 2024
Nigeria
7.8 per 1,000
in 2024
Mauritania rank
47th
Nigeria rank
44th

Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, male over time

  • Mauritania
  • Nigeria
051015199020072024

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 7.8 per 1,000 against 7.4 per 1,000 in Mauritania, a difference of 0.4 per 1,000.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Mauritania ranks 47th and Nigeria ranks 44th of 197 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Nigeria Difference Ahead
1990s 9.45 per 1,000 14.4 per 1,000 4.95 per 1,000 Nigeria
2000s 7.27 per 1,000 10.36 per 1,000 3.09 per 1,000 Nigeria
2010s 7.4 per 1,000 8.79 per 1,000 1.39 per 1,000 Nigeria
2020s 7.6 per 1,000 8.04 per 1,000 0.44 per 1,000 Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, male, Mauritania or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 7.8 per 1,000 against 7.4 per 1,000 in Mauritania as of 2024.
What is the difference in probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, male between Mauritania and Nigeria?
0.4 per 1,000, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Nigeria?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Mauritania and Nigeria rank globally for probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, male?
Mauritania ranks 47th and Nigeria ranks 44th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, male (per 1,000). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, male (per 1,000)
Unit
per 1,000
Source
Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
240 places, 8,400 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Probability of dying male adolescents between age 15-19 years of age expressed per 1,000 male adolescents age 15, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.