Mortality rate, infant in Mauritania
Mauritania: Mortality rate, infant was 30.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
30.2 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
47th
of 197 countries
All-time high
134 per 1,000 live births
in 1968
All-time low
30.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, infant 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 30.2 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, infant in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in Mauritania peaked at 134 per 1,000 live births in 1968 and was at its lowest, 30.2 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Mauritania ranks 47th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Mortality rate, infant in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 133.5 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1961 | 131 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1962 | 128.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 125.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 123.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 120.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1966 | 117.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 114.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1968 | 134 per 1,000 live births | +17.1% |
| 1969 | 131.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 129.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 128 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 127.8 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 127.9 per 1,000 live births | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 127.8 per 1,000 live births | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 108.5 per 1,000 live births | -15.1% |
| 1976 | 107.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 105.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 103.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 100.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 98.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 95.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 93.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 90.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 87.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 84.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 1986 | 81.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 78.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 76 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 74.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 73.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 72.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 72.8 per 1,000 live births | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 72.7 per 1,000 live births | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 72.8 per 1,000 live births | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 72.7 per 1,000 live births | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 72.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 71.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 70.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 69.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 67.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 64.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 61.7 per 1,000 live births | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 58.5 per 1,000 live births | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 55.3 per 1,000 live births | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 52.2 per 1,000 live births | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 49.4 per 1,000 live births | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 47.2 per 1,000 live births | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 45.3 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 43.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 42.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 41.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 41 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 40.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 39.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 38.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 37.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 36.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 35.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 34.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 33.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 33 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 32.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 31.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 30.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 125.9 per 1,000 live births | 114.4 per 1,000 live births | 134 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 116.62 per 1,000 live births | 100.8 per 1,000 live births | 129.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 86.08 per 1,000 live births | 74.3 per 1,000 live births | 98.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.21 per 1,000 live births | 69.4 per 1,000 live births | 73.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.55 per 1,000 live births | 43.9 per 1,000 live births | 67.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.85 per 1,000 live births | 34.9 per 1,000 live births | 42.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.06 per 1,000 live births | 30.2 per 1,000 live births | 33.9 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant in Mauritania?
- Mortality rate, infant in Mauritania was 30.2 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 recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 134 per 1,000 live births in 1968.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Mauritania rank for mortality rate, infant?
- Mauritania ranks 47th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.2%. 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 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.