Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Mauritania
Mauritania: Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates was 20.82 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
20.82
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
43rd
of 200 countries
All-time high
44.02
in 1990
All-time low
20.82
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Mauritania, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Mauritania is 20.82, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 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 - un igme estimates in Mauritania peaked at 44.02 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 20.82, in 2024.
Mauritania ranks 43rd of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 44.02 | — |
| 1991 | 43.43 | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 43.01 | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 42.73 | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 42.55 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 42.4 | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 42.12 | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 41.64 | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 40.93 | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 40.03 | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 38.92 | -2.8% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.29 | 40.03 | 44.02 | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.43 | 28.91 | 38.92 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.86 | 23.37 | 28.32 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.84 | 20.82 | 22.87 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 40 Dominican Republic 21.24 compare
- 41 Senegal 20.94 compare
- 42 Yemen 20.89 compare
- 44 Kenya 20.7 compare
- 45 Papua New Guinea 20.07 compare
- 46 Tanzania, United Republic of 19.9 compare
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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 653 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,563 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 3.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0177 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0147 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Mauritania?
- Neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Mauritania was 20.82 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 44.02 in 1990.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.82 in 2024.
- How does Mauritania rank for neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates?
- Mauritania ranks 43rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates 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 UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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