What is infant mortality rate in Mauritania?

Infant mortality rate in Mauritania was 3.02 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Mauritania?

The highest recorded value was 15.48 deaths per 100 live births in 1940.

What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Mauritania?

The lowest recorded value was 3.02 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Mauritania rank for infant mortality rate?

Mauritania ranks 47th out of 199 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 Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Infant mortality rate in Mauritania

Name: Infant mortality rate in Mauritania
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Mauritania: Infant mortality rate was 3.02 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

3.02 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 2.9%

World rank

47th

of 199 countries

All-time high

15.48 deaths per 100 live births

in 1940

All-time low

3.02 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1940–2024

Infant mortality rate in Mauritania, 1940–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

In 2024, infant mortality rate in Mauritania stood at 3.02 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 85 years on record.

The figure is 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 15.48 deaths per 100 live births in 1940 and was at its lowest, 3.02 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Mauritania ranks 47th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 85 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1940s	15.37 deaths per 100 live births	15.18 deaths per 100 live births	15.48 deaths per 100 live births	10
1950s	14.42 deaths per 100 live births	13.59 deaths per 100 live births	15.08 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	12.59 deaths per 100 live births	11.44 deaths per 100 live births	13.4 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	11.66 deaths per 100 live births	10.08 deaths per 100 live births	12.91 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	8.61 deaths per 100 live births	7.43 deaths per 100 live births	9.84 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	7.22 deaths per 100 live births	6.94 deaths per 100 live births	7.35 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	5.46 deaths per 100 live births	4.39 deaths per 100 live births	6.73 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	3.89 deaths per 100 live births	3.49 deaths per 100 live births	4.27 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	3.21 deaths per 100 live births	3.02 deaths per 100 live births	3.39 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Mauritania

44 Papua New Guinea 3.13 deaths per 100 live births compare
45 Burundi 3.05 deaths per 100 live births compare
46 Turkmenistan 3.04 deaths per 100 live births compare
48 Rwanda 2.94 deaths per 100 live births compare
49 Senegal 2.89 deaths per 100 live births compare
50 Tanzania 2.87 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Mauritania

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)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 41,224 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 43,793 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 42,910 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 45,242 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 44,786 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 46,813 (2025)

All data for Mauritania →

Frequently asked questions

What is infant mortality rate in Mauritania?: Infant mortality rate in Mauritania was 3.02 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Mauritania?: The highest recorded value was 15.48 deaths per 100 live births in 1940.
What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Mauritania?: The lowest recorded value was 3.02 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Mauritania rank for infant mortality rate?: Mauritania ranks 47th out of 199 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 Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Infant mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,185 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .