Mortality rate age 5-24 in Mauritania
Mauritania: Mortality rate age 5-24 was 20.14 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
20.14
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
46th
of 201 countries
All-time high
40.19
in 1990
All-time low
20.14
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate age 5-24 in Mauritania, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 20.14 for mortality rate age 5-24 in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 5-24 in Mauritania peaked at 40.19 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 20.14, in 2024.
That places Mauritania 46th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate age 5-24 in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 40.19 | — |
| 1991 | 38.57 | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 37.12 | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 35.76 | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 34.49 | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 33.39 | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 32.31 | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 31.32 | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 30.39 | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 29.55 | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 28.77 | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 28.06 | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 27.41 | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 26.8 | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 26.21 | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 25.67 | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 25.18 | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 24.74 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 24.32 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 23.96 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 23.62 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 23.33 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 23.07 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 22.83 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 22.64 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 22.51 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 22.38 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 22.25 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 22.09 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 21.92 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 21.61 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 21.21 | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 20.89 | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 20.51 | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 20.14 | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.31 | 29.55 | 40.19 | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.11 | 23.96 | 28.77 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.67 | 21.92 | 23.62 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.87 | 20.14 | 21.61 | 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 5-24 in Mauritania?
- Mortality rate age 5-24 in Mauritania was 20.14 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 5-24 recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 40.19 in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 5-24 recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.14 in 2024.
- How does Mauritania rank for mortality rate age 5-24?
- Mauritania ranks 46th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 5-24 rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. 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 5-24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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