Number of child deaths by age in Mauritania
Mauritania: Number of child deaths by age was 1,117 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of child deaths by age in Mauritania, 1955–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of child deaths by age in Mauritania is 1,117 deaths, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of child deaths by age in Mauritania peaked at 5,118 deaths in 1974 and was at its lowest, 1,117 deaths, in 2024.
Mauritania ranks 62nd of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 70 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4,258 deaths | 4,247 deaths | 4,266 deaths | 5 |
| 1960s | 4,350 deaths | 4,103 deaths | 4,992 deaths | 10 |
| 1970s | 4,629 deaths | 4,210 deaths | 5,118 deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,714 deaths | 3,267 deaths | 4,141 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,240 deaths | 3,097 deaths | 3,310 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,231 deaths | 1,736 deaths | 2,922 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,499 deaths | 1,297 deaths | 1,688 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,186 deaths | 1,117 deaths | 1,256 deaths | 5 |
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More health data for Mauritania
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 653 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,563 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 41,224 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 43,793 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 42,910 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 45,242 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 44,786 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 46,813 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of child deaths by age in Mauritania?
- Number of child deaths by age in Mauritania was 1,117 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of child deaths by age recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 5,118 deaths in 1974.
- What is the lowest number of child deaths by age recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,117 deaths in 2024.
- How does Mauritania rank for number of child deaths by age?
- Mauritania ranks 62nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of child deaths by age rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of child deaths by age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged between 1 and 4 .