Deaths age 1-11 months (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Deaths age 1-11 months (UN IGME estimate, 2024) was 1,584 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Deaths age 1-11 months in Mauritania, 1959–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for deaths age 1-11 months in Mauritania is 1,584, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths age 1-11 months in Mauritania peaked at 3,886 in 1974 and was at its lowest, 1,584, in 2024.
Mauritania ranks 67th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Deaths age 1-11 months (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 2,662 | — |
| 1960 | 2,676 | +0.5% |
| 1961 | 2,693 | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 2,696 | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 2,682 | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 2,676 | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 2,664 | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 2,649 | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 2,632 | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 3,649 | +38.6% |
| 1969 | 3,606 | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 3,623 | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 3,665 | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 3,732 | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 3,808 | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 3,886 | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 2,915 | -25.0% |
| 1976 | 2,943 | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 2,931 | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 2,893 | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 2,828 | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 2,740 | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 2,671 | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 2,600 | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 2,522 | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 2,440 | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 2,353 | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 2,264 | -3.8% |
| 1987 | 2,201 | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 2,177 | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 2,186 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 2,265 | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 2,301 | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 2,389 | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 2,453 | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 2,646 | +7.9% |
| 1995 | 2,751 | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 2,836 | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 2,830 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 2,769 | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 2,727 | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 2,670 | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 2,606 | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 2,515 | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 2,370 | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 2,223 | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 2,094 | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 1,973 | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 1,888 | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 1,832 | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 1,802 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 1,784 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 1,793 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 1,813 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 1,831 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 1,841 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1,843 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1,835 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 1,819 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 1,802 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 1,781 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 1,744 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 1,696 | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 1,671 | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 1,624 | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 1,584 | -2.5% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 1,584 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,816, 56% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 1,584 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8,350, 19% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deaths age 1-11 months (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +38.6% | 2,632 | 3,649 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2,662 | 2,662 | 2,662 | 1 |
| 1960s | 2,862 | 2,632 | 3,649 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3,322 | 2,828 | 3,886 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,415 | 2,177 | 2,740 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,597 | 2,265 | 2,836 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,197 | 1,802 | 2,670 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,814 | 1,781 | 1,843 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,664 | 1,584 | 1,744 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths age 1-11 months in Mauritania?
- Deaths age 1-11 months in Mauritania was 1,584 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest deaths age 1-11 months recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 3,886 in 1974.
- What is the lowest deaths age 1-11 months recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,584 in 2024.
- How does Mauritania rank for deaths age 1-11 months?
- Mauritania ranks 67th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is deaths age 1-11 months rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Deaths age 1-11 months (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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