Mortality rate age 10-19 in Mauritania
Mauritania: Mortality rate age 10-19 was 8.79 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
8.79
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
46th
of 201 countries
All-time high
16.04
in 1990
All-time low
8.79
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate age 10-19 in Mauritania, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 8.79 for mortality rate age 10-19 in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 10-19 in Mauritania peaked at 16.04 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 8.79, in 2024.
Mauritania ranks 46th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate age 10-19 in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16.04 | — |
| 1991 | 15.34 | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 14.73 | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 14.14 | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 13.6 | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 13.15 | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 12.71 | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 12.31 | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 11.94 | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 11.61 | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 11.3 | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 11.03 | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 10.79 | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 10.56 | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 10.36 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 10.17 | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 10 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 9.87 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 9.76 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 9.69 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 9.63 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 9.6 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 9.58 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 9.57 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 9.6 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 9.64 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 9.65 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 9.67 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 9.68 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 9.66 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 9.52 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 9.35 | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 9.17 | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 8.99 | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 8.79 | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.55 | 11.61 | 16.04 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.35 | 9.69 | 11.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.63 | 9.57 | 9.68 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.16 | 8.79 | 9.52 | 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)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2093 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2146 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate age 10-19 in Mauritania?
- Mortality rate age 10-19 in Mauritania was 8.79 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 10-19 recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 16.04 in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 10-19 recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.79 in 2024.
- How does Mauritania rank for mortality rate age 10-19?
- Mauritania ranks 46th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 10-19 rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Mortality rate age 10-19 (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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