Mauritania vs Rwanda: Youth mortality rate
Mauritania
4.34 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Rwanda
4.18 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Mauritania rank
47th
Rwanda rank
50th
Youth mortality rate over time
- Mauritania
- Rwanda
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 4.34 deaths per 100 live births against 4.18 deaths per 100 live births in Rwanda, a difference of 0.16 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Rwanda ahead.
Mauritania ranks 47th and Rwanda ranks 50th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 1 and Rwanda in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.75 deaths per 100 live births | 29.77 deaths per 100 live births | 7.02 deaths per 100 live births | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 16.46 deaths per 100 live births | 22.5 deaths per 100 live births | 6.04 deaths per 100 live births | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 12.61 deaths per 100 live births | 29.04 deaths per 100 live births | 16.44 deaths per 100 live births | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 8.88 deaths per 100 live births | 14.82 deaths per 100 live births | 5.95 deaths per 100 live births | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 5.88 deaths per 100 live births | 6.23 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3514 deaths per 100 live births | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 4.63 deaths per 100 live births | 4.54 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0914 deaths per 100 live births | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth mortality rate, Mauritania or Rwanda?
- Mauritania, at 4.34 deaths per 100 live births against 4.18 deaths per 100 live births in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in youth mortality rate between Mauritania and Rwanda?
- 0.16 deaths per 100 live births, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Rwanda?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Rwanda rank globally for youth mortality rate?
- Mauritania ranks 47th and Rwanda ranks 50th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Youth mortality rate. 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, per 100 live births.