Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 in Mauritania
Mauritania: Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 was 19 highest in 2021. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 in Mauritania, 2001–2021
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in highest.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 19 highest for infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 64.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 in Mauritania peaked at 62 highest in 2001 and was at its lowest, 19 highest, in 2021.
That places Mauritania 25th out of 33 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 62 highest | — |
| 2007 | 57.4 highest | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 53 highest | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 30 highest | -43.4% |
| 2021 | 19 highest | -36.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.7 highest | 57.4 highest | 62 highest | 2 |
| 2010s | 41.5 highest | 30 highest | 53 highest | 2 |
| 2020s | 19 highest | 19 highest | 19 highest | 1 |
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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)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0025 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 0.6787 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0018 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 in Mauritania?
- Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 in Mauritania was 19 highest in 2021, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 62 highest in 2001.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 19 highest in 2021.
- How does Mauritania rank for infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5?
- Mauritania ranks 25th out of 33 countries with data for 2021.
- Is infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate: Number of deaths to children under age twelve months per 1000 live births, based on experience during the reference period before the survey. The reference period is ten years preceding the survey for DHS surveys, and the reference period varies for MICS surveys (often three to five years preceding the survey).