Number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years in Mauritania
Mauritania: Number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years was 420 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
420
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
75th
of 198 countries
All-time high
466
in 2007
All-time low
365
in 1990
Years of data
32
1990–2021
Number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years in Mauritania, 1990–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 420 for number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years in Mauritania peaked at 466 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 365, in 1990.
Mauritania ranks 75th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 365 | — |
| 1991 | 368 | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 371 | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 376 | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 380 | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 385 | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 390 | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 394 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 399 | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 405 | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 412 | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 420 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 428 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 439 | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 450 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 459 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 465 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 466 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 462 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 448 | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 437 | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 427 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 421 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 418 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 418 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 417 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 417 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 417 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 417 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 419 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 419 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 420 | +0.2% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 420 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 640, 66% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 420 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,170, 19% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 383.3 | 365 | 405 | 10 |
| 2000s | 444.9 | 412 | 466 | 10 |
| 2010s | 420.8 | 417 | 437 | 10 |
| 2020s | 419.5 | 419 | 420 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.077 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years in Mauritania?
- Number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years in Mauritania was 420 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 466 in 2007.
- What is the lowest number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 365 in 1990.
- How does Mauritania rank for number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years?
- Mauritania ranks 75th out of 198 countries with data for 2021.
- Is number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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