Maternal mortality ratio who gho in Mauritania
Mauritania: Maternal mortality ratio who gho was 381.05 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Maternal mortality ratio who gho in Mauritania, 1985–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, maternal mortality ratio who gho in Mauritania stood at 381.05. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality ratio who gho in Mauritania peaked at 997.53 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 381.05, in 2023.
Mauritania ranks 15th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 928.54 | 883.29 | 997.53 | 5 |
| 1990s | 788.19 | 668.56 | 858.27 | 10 |
| 2000s | 555.74 | 499.68 | 644.12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 470.43 | 423.59 | 499.23 | 10 |
| 2020s | 401.11 | 381.05 | 425.34 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 12 Madagascar 445.43 compare
- 13 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 427.05 compare
- 14 Burundi 391.98 compare
- 16 Kenya 378.8 compare
- 17 Mali 367.33 compare
- 18 Côte d'Ivoire 358.95 compare
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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 653 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,563 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 2.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4908 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 41,224 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal mortality ratio who gho in Mauritania?
- Maternal mortality ratio who gho in Mauritania was 381.05 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest maternal mortality ratio who gho recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 997.53 in 1985.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality ratio who gho recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 381.05 in 2023.
- How does Mauritania rank for maternal mortality ratio who gho?
- Mauritania ranks 15th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maternal mortality ratio who gho 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 Maternal mortality ratio who gho. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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