Child mortality complete gapminder in Mauritania
Mauritania: Child mortality complete gapminder was 3.69 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
3.69
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
49th
of 203 countries
All-time high
41.74
in 1800
All-time low
3.69
in 2024
Years of data
225
1800–2024
Child mortality complete gapminder in Mauritania, 1800–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child mortality complete gapminder in Mauritania is 3.69, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 225 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality complete gapminder in Mauritania peaked at 41.74 in 1800 and was at its lowest, 3.69, in 2024.
That places Mauritania 49th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 225 years of available data.
Child mortality complete gapminder in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1800 | 41.74 | — |
| 1801 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 41.74 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 41.74 | -0.0% |
| 1895 | 41.74 | -0.0% |
| 1896 | 41.73 | -0.0% |
| 1897 | 41.72 | -0.0% |
| 1898 | 41.7 | -0.0% |
| 1899 | 41.68 | -0.1% |
| 1900 | 41.65 | -0.1% |
| 1901 | 41.62 | -0.1% |
| 1902 | 41.58 | -0.1% |
| 1903 | 41.53 | -0.1% |
| 1904 | 41.47 | -0.1% |
| 1905 | 41.41 | -0.1% |
| 1906 | 41.34 | -0.2% |
| 1907 | 41.27 | -0.2% |
| 1908 | 41.18 | -0.2% |
| 1909 | 41.1 | -0.2% |
| 1910 | 41.01 | -0.2% |
| 1911 | 40.91 | -0.2% |
| 1912 | 40.81 | -0.2% |
| 1913 | 40.72 | -0.2% |
| 1914 | 40.62 | -0.2% |
| 1915 | 40.52 | -0.2% |
| 1916 | 40.42 | -0.2% |
| 1917 | 40.32 | -0.2% |
| 1918 | 40.23 | -0.2% |
| 1919 | 40.13 | -0.2% |
| 1920 | 40.03 | -0.2% |
| 1921 | 39.93 | -0.2% |
| 1922 | 39.83 | -0.2% |
| 1923 | 39.73 | -0.2% |
| 1924 | 39.64 | -0.2% |
| 1925 | 39.54 | -0.2% |
| 1926 | 39.44 | -0.2% |
| 1927 | 39.34 | -0.2% |
| 1928 | 39.25 | -0.2% |
| 1929 | 39.15 | -0.2% |
| 1930 | 39.05 | -0.3% |
| 1931 | 38.95 | -0.3% |
| 1932 | 38.84 | -0.3% |
| 1933 | 38.74 | -0.3% |
| 1934 | 38.63 | -0.3% |
| 1935 | 38.53 | -0.3% |
| 1936 | 38.43 | -0.3% |
| 1937 | 38.32 | -0.3% |
| 1938 | 38.22 | -0.3% |
| 1939 | 38.12 | -0.3% |
| 1940 | 33.77 | -11.4% |
| 1941 | 33.48 | -0.8% |
| 1942 | 33.25 | -0.7% |
| 1943 | 33.05 | -0.6% |
| 1944 | 32.85 | -0.6% |
| 1945 | 32.61 | -0.7% |
| 1946 | 32.34 | -0.8% |
| 1947 | 32.05 | -0.9% |
| 1948 | 31.76 | -0.9% |
| 1949 | 31.44 | -1.0% |
| 1950 | 31.04 | -1.3% |
| 1951 | 30.6 | -1.4% |
| 1952 | 30.18 | -1.4% |
| 1953 | 29.75 | -1.4% |
| 1954 | 29.27 | -1.6% |
| 1955 | 28.75 | -1.8% |
| 1956 | 28.21 | -1.9% |
| 1957 | 27.64 | -2.0% |
| 1958 | 27.06 | -2.1% |
| 1959 | 26.42 | -2.4% |
| 1960 | 25.78 | -2.4% |
| 1961 | 25.13 | -2.5% |
| 1962 | 24.46 | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 23.76 | -2.8% |
| 1964 | 23.09 | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 22.4 | -3.0% |
| 1966 | 21.68 | -3.2% |
| 1967 | 20.97 | -3.3% |
| 1968 | 24.25 | +15.7% |
| 1969 | 23.58 | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 23.11 | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 22.79 | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 22.64 | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 22.54 | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 22.41 | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 18.91 | -15.6% |
| 1976 | 18.61 | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 18.19 | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 17.69 | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 17.16 | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 16.64 | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 16.13 | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 15.61 | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 15.08 | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 14.5 | -3.9% |
| 1985 | 13.86 | -4.4% |
| 1986 | 13.23 | -4.6% |
| 1987 | 12.69 | -4.1% |
| 1988 | 12.22 | -3.7% |
| 1989 | 11.87 | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 11.65 | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 11.48 | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 11.36 | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 11.26 | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 11.18 | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 11.07 | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 10.94 | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 10.76 | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 10.52 | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 10.2 | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 9.8 | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 9.34 | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 8.82 | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 8.28 | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 7.75 | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 7.25 | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 6.81 | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 6.43 | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 6.13 | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 5.88 | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 5.68 | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 5.51 | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 5.35 | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 5.21 | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 5.06 | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 4.91 | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 4.77 | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 4.62 | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 4.47 | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 4.34 | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 4.2 | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 4.07 | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 3.94 | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 3.81 | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 3.69 | -3.2% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 3.69 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.69, 100% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 3.69 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.89, 76% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 41.74 | 41.74 | 41.74 | 10 |
| 1810s | 41.74 | 41.74 | 41.74 | 10 |
| 1820s | 41.74 | 41.74 | 41.74 | 10 |
| 1830s | 41.74 | 41.74 | 41.74 | 10 |
| 1840s | 41.74 | 41.74 | 41.74 | 10 |
| 1850s | 41.74 | 41.74 | 41.74 | 10 |
| 1860s | 41.74 | 41.74 | 41.74 | 10 |
| 1870s | 41.74 | 41.74 | 41.74 | 10 |
| 1880s | 41.74 | 41.74 | 41.74 | 10 |
| 1890s | 41.73 | 41.68 | 41.74 | 10 |
| 1900s | 41.41 | 41.1 | 41.65 | 10 |
| 1910s | 40.57 | 40.13 | 41.01 | 10 |
| 1920s | 39.59 | 39.15 | 40.03 | 10 |
| 1930s | 38.58 | 38.12 | 39.05 | 10 |
| 1940s | 32.66 | 31.44 | 33.77 | 10 |
| 1950s | 28.89 | 26.42 | 31.04 | 10 |
| 1960s | 23.51 | 20.97 | 25.78 | 10 |
| 1970s | 20.41 | 17.16 | 23.11 | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.18 | 11.87 | 16.64 | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.04 | 10.2 | 11.65 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.65 | 5.88 | 9.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.99 | 4.34 | 5.68 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.94 | 3.69 | 4.2 | 5 |
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More health data for Mauritania
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8878 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,563 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.077 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0789 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality complete gapminder in Mauritania?
- Child mortality complete gapminder in Mauritania was 3.69 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality complete gapminder recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 41.74 in 1800.
- What is the lowest child mortality complete gapminder recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.69 in 2024.
- How does Mauritania rank for child mortality complete gapminder?
- Mauritania ranks 49th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality complete gapminder rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality complete gapminder. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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