Infant mortality rate wdi in Mauritania
Mauritania: Infant mortality rate wdi was 2.68 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2.68
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
46th
of 199 countries
All-time high
13.92
in 1950
All-time low
2.68
in 2024
Years of data
75
1950–2024
Infant mortality rate wdi in Mauritania, 1950–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 2.68 for infant mortality rate wdi in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate wdi in Mauritania peaked at 13.92 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 2.68, in 2024.
Mauritania ranks 46th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 13.3 | 12.51 | 13.92 | 10 |
| 1960s | 11.51 | 10.36 | 12.33 | 10 |
| 1970s | 10.63 | 9.1 | 11.86 | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.72 | 6.65 | 8.86 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.45 | 6.17 | 6.56 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.84 | 3.9 | 5.98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.46 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.85 | 2.68 | 3.01 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More health data for Mauritania
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 653 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,563 (2100)
- 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 infant mortality rate wdi in Mauritania?
- Infant mortality rate wdi in Mauritania was 2.68 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest infant mortality rate wdi recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 13.92 in 1950.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate wdi recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.68 in 2024.
- How does Mauritania rank for infant mortality rate wdi?
- Mauritania ranks 46th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rate wdi rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. 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 Infant mortality rate wdi. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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