Child mortality under five death rate by wealth group in Mauritania
Mauritania: Child mortality under five death rate by wealth group was 3.75 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Child mortality under five death rate by wealth group in Mauritania, 1990β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 3.75 for child mortality under five death rate by wealth group in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality under five death rate by wealth group in Mauritania peaked at 12.27 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3.75, in 2024.
That places Mauritania 47th out of 106 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.62 | 10.71 | 12.27 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.95 | 6.05 | 10.28 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.12 | 4.42 | 5.84 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.01 | 3.75 | 4.28 | 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 653 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,563 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 2.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4908 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 41,224 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality under five death rate by wealth group in Mauritania?
- Child mortality under five death rate by wealth group in Mauritania was 3.75 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality under five death rate by wealth group recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 12.27 in 1990.
- What is the lowest child mortality under five death rate by wealth group recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.75 in 2024.
- How does Mauritania rank for child mortality under five death rate by wealth group?
- Mauritania ranks 47th out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality under five death rate by wealth group rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.8%. 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 under five death rate by wealth group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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