Deaths age 1-59 months in Mauritania
Mauritania: Deaths age 1-59 months was 2,701 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Deaths age 1-59 months in Mauritania, 1959–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, deaths age 1-59 months in Mauritania stood at 2,701. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths age 1-59 months in Mauritania peaked at 9,004 in 1974 and was at its lowest, 2,701, in 2024.
Mauritania ranks 67th of 200 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 1-59 months in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 6,922 | — |
| 1960 | 6,932 | +0.1% |
| 1961 | 6,943 | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 6,935 | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 6,902 | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 6,878 | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 6,839 | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 6,788 | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 6,735 | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 8,641 | +28.3% |
| 1969 | 8,532 | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 8,527 | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 8,584 | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 8,704 | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 8,862 | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 9,004 | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 7,184 | -20.2% |
| 1976 | 7,240 | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 7,222 | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 7,151 | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 7,038 | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 6,881 | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 6,738 | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 6,589 | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 6,424 | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 6,238 | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 6,028 | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 5,806 | -3.7% |
| 1987 | 5,630 | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 5,508 | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 5,453 | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 5,503 | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 5,527 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 5,614 | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 5,683 | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 5,897 | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 6,034 | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 6,146 | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 6,133 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 6,003 | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 5,824 | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 5,592 | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 5,343 | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 5,070 | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 4,761 | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 4,456 | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 4,189 | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 3,947 | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 3,761 | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 3,629 | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 3,538 | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 3,472 | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 3,440 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 3,421 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 3,400 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 3,370 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 3,329 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 3,273 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 3,207 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 3,143 | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 3,078 | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 3,000 | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 2,914 | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 2,859 | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 2,776 | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 2,701 | -2.7% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 2,701 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4,250, 64% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 2,701 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15,712, 17% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deaths age 1-59 months 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 | +28.3% | 6,735 | 8,641 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6,922 | 6,922 | 6,922 | 1 |
| 1960s | 7,212 | 6,735 | 8,641 | 10 |
| 1970s | 7,952 | 7,038 | 9,004 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,130 | 5,453 | 6,881 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,836 | 5,503 | 6,146 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,429 | 3,538 | 5,592 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,313 | 3,078 | 3,472 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,850 | 2,701 | 3,000 | 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)
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths age 1-59 months in Mauritania?
- Deaths age 1-59 months in Mauritania was 2,701 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest deaths age 1-59 months recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 9,004 in 1974.
- What is the lowest deaths age 1-59 months recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,701 in 2024.
- How does Mauritania rank for deaths age 1-59 months?
- Mauritania ranks 67th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is deaths age 1-59 months rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. 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 1-59 months. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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