What is the highest number of child deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?

The highest recorded value was 0.0118 deaths per square kilometre in 1974.

What is the lowest number of child deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0063 deaths per square kilometre in 2023.

How does Mauritania rank for number of child deaths, per square kilometre?

Mauritania ranks 137th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.

Is number of child deaths, per square kilometre rising or falling in Mauritania?

Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Mauritania data come from?

The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of child deaths, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Mauritania

Name: Number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Mauritania
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Mauritania: Number of child deaths, per square kilometre was 0.0063 deaths per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.0063 deaths per square kilometre

Change on year

down 1.7%

World rank

137th

of 195 countries

All-time high

0.0118 deaths per square kilometre

in 1974

All-time low

0.0063 deaths per square kilometre

in 2023

Years of data

1961–2023

Number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Mauritania, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in deaths per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Mauritania is 0.0063 deaths per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Mauritania peaked at 0.0118 deaths per square kilometre in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.0063 deaths per square kilometre, in 2023.

Mauritania ranks 137th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Mauritania, year by year

Annual values for Number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Mauritania, 1961 to 2023.
Year	deaths per square kilometre	Change
1961	0.0089 deaths per square kilometre	—
1962	0.009 deaths per square kilometre	+0.6%
1963	0.009 deaths per square kilometre	+0.4%
1964	0.0091 deaths per square kilometre	+0.5%
1965	0.0091 deaths per square kilometre	+0.3%
1966	0.0091 deaths per square kilometre	+0.1%
1967	0.0091 deaths per square kilometre	-0.0%
1968	0.0111 deaths per square kilometre	+21.1%
1969	0.011 deaths per square kilometre	-0.5%
1970	0.0111 deaths per square kilometre	+0.5%
1971	0.0112 deaths per square kilometre	+1.1%
1972	0.0114 deaths per square kilometre	+1.7%
1973	0.0116 deaths per square kilometre	+2.1%
1974	0.0118 deaths per square kilometre	+1.9%
1975	0.0101 deaths per square kilometre	-14.6%
1976	0.0102 deaths per square kilometre	+1.3%
1977	0.0103 deaths per square kilometre	+0.5%
1978	0.0103 deaths per square kilometre	-0.2%
1979	0.0102 deaths per square kilometre	-0.7%
1980	0.0101 deaths per square kilometre	-0.8%
1981	0.01 deaths per square kilometre	-0.7%
1982	0.0099 deaths per square kilometre	-1.0%
1983	0.0098 deaths per square kilometre	-1.4%
1984	0.0096 deaths per square kilometre	-1.8%
1985	0.0094 deaths per square kilometre	-2.4%
1986	0.0091 deaths per square kilometre	-2.8%
1987	0.0089 deaths per square kilometre	-2.2%
1988	0.0088 deaths per square kilometre	-1.6%
1989	0.0088 deaths per square kilometre	-0.4%
1990	0.0088 deaths per square kilometre	+0.4%
1991	0.0089 deaths per square kilometre	+0.8%
1992	0.009 deaths per square kilometre	+1.5%
1993	0.0093 deaths per square kilometre	+3.0%
1994	0.0096 deaths per square kilometre	+3.5%
1995	0.0098 deaths per square kilometre	+2.2%
1996	0.0099 deaths per square kilometre	+0.9%
1997	0.0098 deaths per square kilometre	-1.0%
1998	0.0096 deaths per square kilometre	-1.7%
1999	0.0094 deaths per square kilometre	-2.2%
2000	0.0092 deaths per square kilometre	-2.6%
2001	0.0089 deaths per square kilometre	-2.9%
2002	0.0086 deaths per square kilometre	-3.7%
2003	0.0082 deaths per square kilometre	-4.0%
2004	0.0079 deaths per square kilometre	-3.8%
2005	0.0076 deaths per square kilometre	-3.6%
2006	0.0074 deaths per square kilometre	-3.1%
2007	0.0072 deaths per square kilometre	-2.3%
2008	0.0071 deaths per square kilometre	-1.7%
2009	0.007 deaths per square kilometre	-1.0%
2010	0.007 deaths per square kilometre	-0.4%
2011	0.007 deaths per square kilometre	+0.2%
2012	0.007 deaths per square kilometre	+0.2%
2013	0.007 deaths per square kilometre	+0.0%
2014	0.007 deaths per square kilometre	-0.4%
2015	0.0069 deaths per square kilometre	-0.7%
2016	0.0069 deaths per square kilometre	-0.9%
2017	0.0068 deaths per square kilometre	-1.1%
2018	0.0067 deaths per square kilometre	-1.2%
2019	0.0067 deaths per square kilometre	-1.2%
2020	0.0066 deaths per square kilometre	-1.5%
2021	0.0065 deaths per square kilometre	-1.5%
2022	0.0064 deaths per square kilometre	-1.4%
2023	0.0063 deaths per square kilometre	-1.7%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0095 deaths per square kilometre	0.0089 deaths per square kilometre	0.0111 deaths per square kilometre	9
1970s	0.0108 deaths per square kilometre	0.0101 deaths per square kilometre	0.0118 deaths per square kilometre	10
1980s	0.0095 deaths per square kilometre	0.0088 deaths per square kilometre	0.0101 deaths per square kilometre	10
1990s	0.0094 deaths per square kilometre	0.0088 deaths per square kilometre	0.0099 deaths per square kilometre	10
2000s	0.0079 deaths per square kilometre	0.007 deaths per square kilometre	0.0092 deaths per square kilometre	10
2010s	0.0069 deaths per square kilometre	0.0067 deaths per square kilometre	0.007 deaths per square kilometre	10
2020s	0.0064 deaths per square kilometre	0.0063 deaths per square kilometre	0.0066 deaths per square kilometre	4

Countries ranked near Mauritania

134 United Arab Emirates 0.007 deaths per square kilometre compare
135 Slovakia 0.0068 deaths per square kilometre compare
136 China 0.0066 deaths per square kilometre compare
138 Paraguay 0.0058 deaths per square kilometre compare
139 Luxembourg 0.0058 deaths per square kilometre compare
140 Georgia 0.0057 deaths per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Mauritania?: Number of child deaths, per square kilometre in Mauritania was 0.0063 deaths per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest number of child deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?: The highest recorded value was 0.0118 deaths per square kilometre in 1974.
What is the lowest number of child deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0063 deaths per square kilometre in 2023.
How does Mauritania rank for number of child deaths, per square kilometre?: Mauritania ranks 137th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of child deaths, per square kilometre rising or falling in Mauritania?: Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mauritania data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of child deaths, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Number of child deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Number of child deaths ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Number of child deaths United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

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Indicator: Number of child deaths, per square kilometre
Unit: deaths per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 195 places, 10,420 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 12 September 2026

Number of child deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.