Neonatal mortality rate in Mauritania
Mauritania: Neonatal mortality rate was 20.82 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate in Mauritania, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 20.82 for neonatal mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Mauritania peaked at 38.92 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 20.82, in 2024.
That places Mauritania 40th out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38.92 | — |
| 2001 | 37.63 | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 36.31 | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 34.98 | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 33.69 | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 32.49 | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 31.37 | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 30.43 | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 29.6 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 28.91 | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 28.32 | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 27.77 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 27.25 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 26.73 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 26.17 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 25.59 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 25.04 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 24.47 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 23.92 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 23.37 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 22.87 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 22.38 | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 21.83 | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 21.31 | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 20.82 | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.43 | 28.91 | 38.92 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.86 | 23.37 | 28.32 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.84 | 20.82 | 22.87 | 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 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0025 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 0.6787 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0018 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Mauritania?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Mauritania was 20.82 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 38.92 in 2000.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.82 in 2024.
- How does Mauritania rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Mauritania ranks 40th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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