Mortality rate, infant, male in Mauritania
Mauritania: Mortality rate, infant, male was 33.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
33.4 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
47th
of 197 countries
All-time high
144.2 per 1,000 live births
in 1968
All-time low
33.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, infant, male in Mauritania, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 33.4 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, infant, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant, male in Mauritania peaked at 144.2 per 1,000 live births in 1968 and was at its lowest, 33.4 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Mauritania 47th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Mortality rate, infant, male in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 143.7 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1961 | 141.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1962 | 138.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 136.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 133.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 130.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 127.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 124.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 144.2 per 1,000 live births | +15.7% |
| 1969 | 141.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 139 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 138 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 137.8 per 1,000 live births | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 137.9 per 1,000 live births | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 137.7 per 1,000 live births | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 118.5 per 1,000 live births | -13.9% |
| 1976 | 117.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 115.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 112.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 110.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 107.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 105.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 102.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 99.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 96.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 92.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 1986 | 89.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 1987 | 86.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 83.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 81.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 80.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 80.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 80.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 80 per 1,000 live births | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 80 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 80.1 per 1,000 live births | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 80 per 1,000 live births | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 79.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 78.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 76.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 74.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 71.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 68.5 per 1,000 live births | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 64.9 per 1,000 live births | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 61.3 per 1,000 live births | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 57.8 per 1,000 live births | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 54.8 per 1,000 live births | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 52.2 per 1,000 live births | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 50.1 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 48.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 47.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 46.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 45.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 44.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 43.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 42.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 41.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 40.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 39.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 38.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 37.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 36.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 35.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 34.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 33.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 136.13 per 1,000 live births | 124.6 per 1,000 live births | 144.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 126.48 per 1,000 live births | 110.3 per 1,000 live births | 139 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 94.48 per 1,000 live births | 81.8 per 1,000 live births | 107.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.59 per 1,000 live births | 76.8 per 1,000 live births | 80.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.44 per 1,000 live births | 48.5 per 1,000 live births | 74.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.89 per 1,000 live births | 38.5 per 1,000 live births | 47.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.42 per 1,000 live births | 33.4 per 1,000 live births | 37.5 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 44 Turkmenistan 34.9 per 1,000 live births compare
- 45 Burundi 33.9 per 1,000 live births compare
- 45 Papua New Guinea 33.9 per 1,000 live births compare
- 48 Senegal 32.5 per 1,000 live births compare
- 49 Rwanda 32.3 per 1,000 live births compare
- 50 Tanzania, United Republic of 31.5 per 1,000 live births compare
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- 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)
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- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0138 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 3.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant, male in Mauritania?
- Mortality rate, infant, male in Mauritania was 33.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, infant, male recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 144.2 per 1,000 live births in 1968.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant, male recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Mauritania rank for mortality rate, infant, male?
- Mauritania ranks 47th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant, male rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate, male is the number of male infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 male live births in a given year.