Mortality rate, neonatal in Mauritania
Mauritania: Mortality rate, neonatal was 20.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
20.8 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
43rd
of 196 countries
All-time high
58.2 per 1,000 live births
in 1960
All-time low
20.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, neonatal 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
The most recent figure for mortality rate, neonatal in Mauritania is 20.8 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, neonatal in Mauritania peaked at 58.2 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 20.8 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Mauritania ranks 43rd of 196 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, neonatal in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 58.2 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1961 | 57.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 1962 | 57.6 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 57.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 57.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 56.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 56.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 55.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 55.9 per 1,000 live births | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 55.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 55.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 55.1 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 55.3 per 1,000 live births | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 55.6 per 1,000 live births | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 55.8 per 1,000 live births | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 55.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 55.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 54.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 54.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 54.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 53.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 53.6 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 53.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 52.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 51.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 50.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 48.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 47.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 46.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 44.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 44 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 43.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 43 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 42.7 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 42.6 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 42.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 42.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 41.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 40.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 40 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 38.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 37.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 36.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 35 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 33.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 32.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 31.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 30.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 29.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 28.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 28.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 27.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 27.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 26.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 26.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 25.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 25 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 24.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 23.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 23.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 22.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 22.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 21.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 21.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 20.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 56.88 per 1,000 live births | 55.4 per 1,000 live births | 58.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 55.1 per 1,000 live births | 54.2 per 1,000 live births | 55.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.26 per 1,000 live births | 44.9 per 1,000 live births | 53.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 42.27 per 1,000 live births | 40 per 1,000 live births | 44 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.43 per 1,000 live births | 28.9 per 1,000 live births | 38.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.86 per 1,000 live births | 23.4 per 1,000 live births | 28.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.84 per 1,000 live births | 20.8 per 1,000 live births | 22.9 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, neonatal in Mauritania?
- Mortality rate, neonatal in Mauritania was 20.8 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, neonatal recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 58.2 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Mauritania rank for mortality rate, neonatal?
- Mauritania ranks 43rd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. 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, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.