Number of neonatal deaths in Mauritania
Mauritania: Number of neonatal deaths was 3,660 deaths in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3,660 deaths
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
60th
of 199 countries
All-time high
4,067 deaths
in 1995
All-time low
2,152 deaths
in 1959
Years of data
66
1959–2024
Number of neonatal deaths in Mauritania, 1959–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 3,660 deaths for number of neonatal deaths in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths in Mauritania peaked at 4,067 deaths in 1995 and was at its lowest, 2,152 deaths, in 1959.
Mauritania ranks 60th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of neonatal deaths in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 2,152 deaths | — |
| 1960 | 2,215 deaths | +2.9% |
| 1961 | 2,278 deaths | +2.8% |
| 1962 | 2,341 deaths | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 2,415 deaths | +3.2% |
| 1964 | 2,485 deaths | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 2,556 deaths | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 2,621 deaths | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 2,672 deaths | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 2,749 deaths | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 2,800 deaths | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 2,863 deaths | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 2,932 deaths | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 3,011 deaths | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 3,101 deaths | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 3,185 deaths | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 3,227 deaths | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 3,305 deaths | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 3,374 deaths | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 3,425 deaths | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 3,463 deaths | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 3,532 deaths | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 3,607 deaths | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 3,656 deaths | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 3,682 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 3,685 deaths | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 3,658 deaths | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 3,612 deaths | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 3,577 deaths | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 3,551 deaths | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 3,568 deaths | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 3,553 deaths | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 3,600 deaths | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 3,652 deaths | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 3,863 deaths | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 3,984 deaths | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 4,067 deaths | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 4,041 deaths | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 3,955 deaths | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 3,910 deaths | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 3,875 deaths | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 3,852 deaths | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 3,825 deaths | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 3,760 deaths | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 3,712 deaths | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 3,694 deaths | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 3,665 deaths | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 3,660 deaths | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 3,670 deaths | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 3,678 deaths | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 3,699 deaths | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 3,735 deaths | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 3,783 deaths | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 3,816 deaths | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 3,839 deaths | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 3,837 deaths | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 3,830 deaths | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 3,824 deaths | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 3,813 deaths | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 3,796 deaths | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 3,778 deaths | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 3,756 deaths | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 3,743 deaths | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 3,707 deaths | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 3,681 deaths | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 3,660 deaths | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2,152 deaths | 2,152 deaths | 2,152 deaths | 1 |
| 1960s | 2,513 deaths | 2,215 deaths | 2,800 deaths | 10 |
| 1970s | 3,189 deaths | 2,863 deaths | 3,463 deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,613 deaths | 3,532 deaths | 3,685 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,850 deaths | 3,553 deaths | 4,067 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,722 deaths | 3,660 deaths | 3,852 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,805 deaths | 3,735 deaths | 3,839 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,709 deaths | 3,660 deaths | 3,756 deaths | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths in Mauritania?
- Number of neonatal deaths in Mauritania was 3,660 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 4,067 deaths in 1995.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,152 deaths in 1959.
- How does Mauritania rank for number of neonatal deaths?
- Mauritania ranks 60th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal deaths rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .