Infant mortality rate in Mauritania
Mauritania: Infant mortality rate was 30.22 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate in Mauritania, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 30.22 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 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 30.22, in 2024.
Mauritania ranks 44th of 184 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 in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 67.32 | — |
| 2001 | 64.74 | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 61.74 | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 58.53 | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 55.29 | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 52.17 | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 49.44 | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 47.16 | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 45.3 | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 43.89 | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 42.73 | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 41.82 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 40.97 | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 40.19 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 39.34 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 38.5 | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 37.62 | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 36.69 | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 35.77 | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 34.88 | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 33.91 | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 32.97 | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 32.07 | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 31.11 | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 30.22 | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.56 | 43.89 | 67.32 | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.85 | 34.88 | 42.73 | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.06 | 30.22 | 33.91 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 41 Papua New Guinea 31.28 compare
- 42 Burundi 30.5 compare
- 43 Turkmenistan 30.45 compare
- 45 Rwanda 29.37 compare
- 46 Senegal 28.89 compare
- 47 Dominican Republic 27.71 compare
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)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.003 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 2.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0024 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate in Mauritania?
- Infant mortality rate in Mauritania was 30.22 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 in 2000.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.22 in 2024.
- How does Mauritania rank for infant mortality rate?
- Mauritania ranks 44th out of 184 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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