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