Mortality rate age 1-11 months in Mauritania
Mauritania: Mortality rate age 1-11 months was 9.51 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mortality rate age 1-11 months in Mauritania, 1958–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate age 1-11 months in Mauritania stood at 9.51. That is the lowest value across all 67 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 1-11 months in Mauritania peaked at 84.16 in 1958 and was at its lowest, 9.51, in 2024.
That places Mauritania 51st out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mortality rate age 1-11 months in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 84.16 | — |
| 1959 | 82.15 | -2.4% |
| 1960 | 79.83 | -2.8% |
| 1961 | 77.31 | -3.2% |
| 1962 | 74.84 | -3.2% |
| 1963 | 72.27 | -3.4% |
| 1964 | 69.74 | -3.5% |
| 1965 | 67.16 | -3.7% |
| 1966 | 64.57 | -3.9% |
| 1967 | 61.92 | -4.1% |
| 1968 | 82.73 | +33.6% |
| 1969 | 80.11 | -3.2% |
| 1970 | 78.28 | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 77.21 | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 76.69 | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 76.5 | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 76.23 | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 56.37 | -26.1% |
| 1976 | 55.37 | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 53.71 | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 51.6 | -3.9% |
| 1979 | 49.28 | -4.5% |
| 1980 | 47 | -4.6% |
| 1981 | 44.66 | -5.0% |
| 1982 | 42.44 | -5.0% |
| 1983 | 40.33 | -5.0% |
| 1984 | 38.2 | -5.3% |
| 1985 | 36.07 | -5.6% |
| 1986 | 34.07 | -5.5% |
| 1987 | 32.45 | -4.7% |
| 1988 | 31.35 | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 30.8 | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 30.74 | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 30.87 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 31.14 | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 31.32 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 31.52 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 31.66 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 31.71 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 31.59 | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 31.26 | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 30.61 | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 29.58 | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 28.14 | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 26.37 | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 24.36 | -7.6% |
| 2004 | 22.29 | -8.5% |
| 2005 | 20.29 | -9.0% |
| 2006 | 18.57 | -8.5% |
| 2007 | 17.21 | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 16.13 | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 15.38 | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 14.79 | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 14.39 | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 14.07 | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 13.79 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 13.51 | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 13.24 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 12.9 | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 12.54 | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 12.12 | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 11.7 | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 11.25 | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 10.79 | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 10.33 | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 9.89 | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 9.51 | -3.8% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 9.51 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.37, 92% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 9.51 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.76, 64% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rate age 1-11 months in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +33.6% | 61.92 | 82.73 |
| 1975 | -26.1% | 76.23 | 56.37 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 83.15 | 82.15 | 84.16 | 2 |
| 1960s | 73.05 | 61.92 | 82.73 | 10 |
| 1970s | 65.12 | 49.28 | 78.28 | 10 |
| 1980s | 37.74 | 30.8 | 47 | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.24 | 30.61 | 31.71 | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.83 | 15.38 | 29.58 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.3 | 11.7 | 14.79 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.36 | 9.51 | 11.25 | 5 |
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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 mortality rate age 1-11 months in Mauritania?
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months in Mauritania was 9.51 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 1-11 months recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 84.16 in 1958.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 1-11 months recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.51 in 2024.
- How does Mauritania rank for mortality rate age 1-11 months?
- Mauritania ranks 51st out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 1-11 months rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Mortality rate age 1-11 months. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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