Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) was 30.22 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
30.22 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
49th
of 213 countries
All-time high
67.32 per 1,000 live births
in 2000
All-time low
30.22 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Infant mortality rate in Mauritania, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 30.22 per 1,000 live births for infant mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Mauritania peaked at 67.32 per 1,000 live births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 30.22 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Mauritania ranks 49th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 67.32 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 2001 | 64.74 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 61.74 per 1,000 live births | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 58.53 per 1,000 live births | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 55.29 per 1,000 live births | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 52.17 per 1,000 live births | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 49.44 per 1,000 live births | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 47.16 per 1,000 live births | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 45.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 43.89 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 42.73 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 41.82 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 40.97 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 40.19 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 39.34 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 38.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 37.62 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 36.69 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 35.77 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 34.88 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 33.91 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 32.97 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 32.07 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 31.11 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 30.22 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 30.22 per 1,000 live births is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 30.22 per 1,000 live births, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 30.22 per 1,000 live births is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 37.96 per 1,000 live births, 80% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.56 per 1,000 live births | 43.89 per 1,000 live births | 67.32 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.85 per 1,000 live births | 34.88 per 1,000 live births | 42.73 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.06 per 1,000 live births | 30.22 per 1,000 live births | 33.91 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 46 Papua New Guinea 31.28 per 1,000 live births compare
- 47 Burundi 30.5 per 1,000 live births compare
- 48 Turkmenistan 30.45 per 1,000 live births compare
- 50 Rwanda 29.37 per 1,000 live births compare
- 51 Senegal 28.89 per 1,000 live births compare
- 52 United Republic of Tanzania 28.71 per 1,000 live births compare
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- 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,563 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0789 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate in Mauritania?
- Infant mortality rate in Mauritania was 30.22 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 67.32 per 1,000 live births in 2000.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.22 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Mauritania rank for infant mortality rate?
- Mauritania ranks 49th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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