Life satisfaction vs. child mortality in Mauritania
Mauritania: Life satisfaction vs. child mortality was 4.47 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Life satisfaction vs. child mortality in Mauritania, 2011–2025
Source: Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 4.47 for life satisfaction vs. child mortality in 2025.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life satisfaction vs. child mortality in Mauritania peaked at 4.76 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 4.15, in 2021.
Mauritania ranks 122nd of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Life satisfaction vs. child mortality in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 4.64 | — |
| 2012 | 4.76 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 4.44 | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 4.2 | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 4.29 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 4.36 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 4.49 | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 4.37 | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 4.23 | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 4.15 | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 4.72 | +13.7% |
| 2023 | 4.5 | -4.6% |
| 2024 | 4.54 | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 4.47 | -1.5% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 4.47 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.63, 97% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 4.47 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.38, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.44 | 4.2 | 4.76 | 8 |
| 2020s | 4.44 | 4.15 | 4.72 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.077 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life satisfaction vs. child mortality in Mauritania?
- Life satisfaction vs. child mortality in Mauritania was 4.47 in 2025, according to Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life satisfaction vs. child mortality recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 4.76 in 2012.
- What is the lowest life satisfaction vs. child mortality recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.15 in 2021.
- How does Mauritania rank for life satisfaction vs. child mortality?
- Mauritania ranks 122nd out of 157 countries with data for 2025.
- Is life satisfaction vs. child mortality rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life satisfaction vs. child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average of survey responses. The survey question asks respondents their current position on a hypothetical ladder, where the best possible life for them is a 10, and the worst possible life is a 0.