Mauritania vs Senegal: Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births)
Mauritania
36.91 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Senegal
36.53 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Mauritania rank
51st
Senegal rank
52nd
Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births) over time
- Mauritania
- Senegal
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 36.91 per 1,000 live births against 36.53 per 1,000 live births in Senegal, a difference of 0.38 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Senegal ahead.
Mauritania ranks 51st and Senegal ranks 52nd of 213 countries.
Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.49 per 1,000 live births | 94.3 per 1,000 live births | 17.81 per 1,000 live births | Senegal |
| 2010s | 49.92 per 1,000 live births | 53.61 per 1,000 live births | 3.68 per 1,000 live births | Senegal |
| 2020s | 39.43 per 1,000 live births | 40.26 per 1,000 live births | 0.8289 per 1,000 live births | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher under-five mortality rate, by sex, Mauritania or Senegal?
- Mauritania, at 36.91 per 1,000 live births against 36.53 per 1,000 live births in Senegal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in under-five mortality rate, by sex between Mauritania and Senegal?
- 0.38 per 1,000 live births, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Senegal?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Senegal rank globally for under-five mortality rate, by sex?
- Mauritania ranks 51st and Senegal ranks 52nd of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.