Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Mauritania
Mauritania: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female was 250 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Mauritania, 1990–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 250 for number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Mauritania peaked at 383 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 250, in 2024.
Mauritania ranks 67th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 383 | — |
| 1991 | 380 | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 377 | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 374 | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 372 | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 369 | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 367 | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 365 | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 364 | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 365 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 366 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 366 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 363 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 357 | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 349 | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 340 | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 332 | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 324 | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 319 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 315 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 314 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 312 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 310 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 306 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 300 | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 294 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 289 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 284 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 278 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 273 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 268 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 263 | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 259 | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 253 | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 250 | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 371.6 | 364 | 383 | 10 |
| 2000s | 343.1 | 315 | 366 | 10 |
| 2010s | 296 | 273 | 314 | 10 |
| 2020s | 258.6 | 250 | 268 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 64 Argentina 282 compare
- 65 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 267 compare
- 66 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 264 compare
- 68 Congo 206 compare
- 69 Malaysia 199 compare
- 70 Kazakhstan 196 compare
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- 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)
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- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0697 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0713 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 2.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Mauritania?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female in Mauritania was 250 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 383 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 250 in 2024.
- How does Mauritania rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female?
- Mauritania ranks 67th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of female children ages 5-9 years