Neonatal mortality rate in Mauritania
Mauritania: Neonatal mortality rate was 2.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate in Mauritania, 1950–2019
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, neonatal mortality rate in Mauritania stood at 2.4%. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.2% on the previous year and down 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Mauritania peaked at 5.5% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2019.
Mauritania ranks 27th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 70 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.3% | 5.1% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.7% | 4.4% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.4% | 4.3% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.5% | 4.4% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.1% | 3.8% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 3.3% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.4% | 3.2% | 10 |
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More health data for Mauritania
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 41,224 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 43,793 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 42,910 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 45,242 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 44,786 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 46,813 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Mauritania?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Mauritania was 2.4% in 2019, according to IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5% in 1950.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2019.
- How does Mauritania rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Mauritania ranks 27th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of death between 0 and 27 days