Mauritania vs Turkmenistan: Youth mortality rate

Mauritania
4.34 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Turkmenistan
4.26 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Mauritania rank
47th
Turkmenistan rank
49th

Youth mortality rate over time

  • Mauritania
  • Turkmenistan
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 4.34 deaths per 100 live births against 4.26 deaths per 100 live births in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.08 deaths per 100 live births.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.

Mauritania ranks 47th and Turkmenistan ranks 49th of 199 countries.

Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Turkmenistan Difference Ahead
1980s 16.46 deaths per 100 live births 10.26 deaths per 100 live births 6.2 deaths per 100 live births Mauritania
1990s 12.61 deaths per 100 live births 8.3 deaths per 100 live births 4.31 deaths per 100 live births Mauritania
2000s 8.88 deaths per 100 live births 6.06 deaths per 100 live births 2.81 deaths per 100 live births Mauritania
2010s 5.88 deaths per 100 live births 4.74 deaths per 100 live births 1.14 deaths per 100 live births Mauritania
2020s 4.63 deaths per 100 live births 4.48 deaths per 100 live births 0.1524 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 Turkmenistan?
Mauritania, at 4.34 deaths per 100 live births against 4.26 deaths per 100 live births in Turkmenistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in youth mortality rate between Mauritania and Turkmenistan?
0.08 deaths per 100 live births, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Turkmenistan?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Mauritania and Turkmenistan rank globally for youth mortality rate?
Mauritania ranks 47th and Turkmenistan ranks 49th 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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Indicator
Youth mortality rate
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 9,824 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.