Infant mortality vs prenatal care in Mauritania
Mauritania: Infant mortality vs prenatal care was 3.02 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality vs prenatal care in Mauritania, 1960–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 3.02 for infant mortality vs prenatal care in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 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 vs prenatal care in Mauritania peaked at 13.4 in 1968 and was at its lowest, 3.02, in 2024.
Mauritania ranks 47th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.59 | 11.44 | 13.4 | 10 |
| 1970s | 11.66 | 10.08 | 12.91 | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.61 | 7.43 | 9.84 | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.22 | 6.94 | 7.35 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.46 | 4.39 | 6.73 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.89 | 3.49 | 4.27 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.21 | 3.02 | 3.39 | 5 |
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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 vs prenatal care in Mauritania?
- Infant mortality vs prenatal care in Mauritania was 3.02 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest infant mortality vs prenatal care recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 13.4 in 1968.
- What is the lowest infant mortality vs prenatal care recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.02 in 2024.
- How does Mauritania rank for infant mortality vs prenatal care?
- Mauritania ranks 47th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality vs prenatal care 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality vs prenatal care. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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