Mortality rate age 20-24 in Mauritania
Mauritania: Mortality rate age 20-24 was 7.44 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
7.44
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
59th
of 201 countries
All-time high
11.47
in 1990
All-time low
7.1
in 2008
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate age 20-24 in Mauritania, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate age 20-24 in Mauritania stood at 7.44.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 20-24 in Mauritania peaked at 11.47 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 7.1, in 2008.
That places Mauritania 59th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate age 20-24 in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.47 | — |
| 1991 | 10.91 | -4.9% |
| 1992 | 10.42 | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 9.98 | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 9.58 | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 9.23 | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 8.88 | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 8.59 | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 8.31 | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 8.06 | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 7.85 | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 7.67 | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 7.52 | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 7.39 | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 7.28 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 7.19 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 7.14 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 7.12 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 7.1 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 7.11 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 7.12 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 7.16 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 7.21 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 7.26 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 7.32 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 7.4 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 7.48 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 7.54 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 7.59 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 7.62 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 7.61 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 7.54 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 7.53 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 7.49 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 7.44 | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.54 | 8.06 | 11.47 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.34 | 7.1 | 7.85 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.37 | 7.12 | 7.62 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.52 | 7.44 | 7.61 | 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 20-24 in Mauritania?
- Mortality rate age 20-24 in Mauritania was 7.44 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 20-24 recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 11.47 in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 20-24 recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1 in 2008.
- How does Mauritania rank for mortality rate age 20-24?
- Mauritania ranks 59th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 20-24 rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. 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 20-24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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