Infant mortality vs prenatal care in Mauritania

Mauritania: Infant mortality vs prenatal care was 3.02 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
3.02
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
47th
of 195 countries
All-time high
13.4
in 1968
All-time low
3.02
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Infant mortality vs prenatal care in Mauritania, 1960–2024

2.557.51012.5196019922024

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Mauritania

  1. 44 Papua New Guinea 3.13 compare
  2. 45 Burundi 3.05 compare
  3. 46 Turkmenistan 3.04 compare
  4. 48 Rwanda 2.94 compare
  5. 49 Senegal 2.89 compare
  6. 50 Tanzania 2.87 compare

See the full ranking of 195 places →

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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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Indicator
Infant mortality vs prenatal care
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
195 places, 11,790 data points, 1960–2024
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