Child mortality rate ihme in Mauritania
Mauritania: Child mortality rate ihme was 4.28 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Child mortality rate ihme in Mauritania, 1950–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 4.28 for child mortality rate ihme in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate ihme in Mauritania peaked at 22.86 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 4.28, in 2019.
That places Mauritania 41st out of 204 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 70 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 21.26 | 20.13 | 22.86 | 10 |
| 1960s | 17.97 | 16.02 | 19.83 | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.01 | 13.94 | 15.69 | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.49 | 11.3 | 13.65 | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.27 | 9.4 | 11.09 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8 | 6.73 | 9.18 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.42 | 4.28 | 6.48 | 10 |
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More health data for Mauritania
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 653 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,563 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 70,970 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 66,635 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 69,336 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 67,815 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 69,383 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 72,578 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate ihme in Mauritania?
- Child mortality rate ihme in Mauritania was 4.28 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality rate ihme recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 22.86 in 1950.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate ihme recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.28 in 2019.
- How does Mauritania rank for child mortality rate ihme?
- Mauritania ranks 41st out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is child mortality rate ihme rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.4%. 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 rate ihme. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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