Extreme poverty vs child mortality in Mauritania
Mauritania: Extreme poverty vs child mortality was 3.69 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Extreme poverty vs child mortality in Mauritania, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for extreme poverty vs child mortality in Mauritania is 3.69, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, extreme poverty vs child mortality in Mauritania peaked at 16.64 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 3.69, in 2024.
Mauritania ranks 49th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More health data for Mauritania
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,563 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 653 (2090)
- 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 extreme poverty vs child mortality in Mauritania?
- Extreme poverty vs child mortality in Mauritania was 3.69 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest extreme poverty vs child mortality recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 16.64 in 1980.
- What is the lowest extreme poverty vs child mortality recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.69 in 2024.
- How does Mauritania rank for extreme poverty vs child mortality?
- Mauritania ranks 49th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is extreme poverty vs child mortality 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 Extreme poverty vs child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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