Number of under-five deaths in Mauritania
Mauritania: Number of under-five deaths was 6,361 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
6,361
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
65th
of 196 countries
All-time high
12,189
in 1974
All-time low
6,361
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Number of under-five deaths in Mauritania, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of under-five deaths in Mauritania stood at 6,361. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Mauritania peaked at 12,189 in 1974 and was at its lowest, 6,361, in 2024.
Mauritania ranks 65th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 9,147 | — |
| 1961 | 9,221 | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 9,276 | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 9,317 | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 9,363 | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 9,395 | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 9,409 | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 9,407 | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 11,390 | +21.1% |
| 1969 | 11,332 | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 11,390 | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 11,516 | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 11,715 | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 11,963 | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 12,189 | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 10,411 | -14.6% |
| 1976 | 10,545 | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 10,596 | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 10,576 | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 10,501 | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 10,413 | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 10,345 | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 10,245 | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 10,106 | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 9,923 | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 9,686 | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 9,418 | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 9,207 | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 9,059 | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 9,021 | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 9,056 | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 9,127 | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 9,266 | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 9,546 | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 9,881 | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 10,101 | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 10,187 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 10,088 | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 9,913 | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 9,699 | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 9,444 | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 9,168 | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 8,830 | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 8,473 | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 8,150 | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 7,854 | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 7,607 | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 7,431 | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 7,307 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 7,237 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 7,207 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 7,223 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 7,237 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 7,239 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7,207 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 7,159 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 7,097 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 7,020 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 6,939 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 6,856 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 6,756 | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 6,657 | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 6,566 | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 6,457 | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 6,361 | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9,726 | 9,147 | 11,390 | 10 |
| 1970s | 11,140 | 10,411 | 12,189 | 10 |
| 1980s | 9,742 | 9,021 | 10,413 | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,686 | 9,056 | 10,187 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,150 | 7,237 | 9,444 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,118 | 6,856 | 7,239 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,559 | 6,361 | 6,756 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 62 Peru 6,955 compare
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- 66 Turkmenistan 6,208 compare
- 67 Dominican Republic 6,181 compare
- 68 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 5,697 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, total, annual growth rate 3.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0325 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5092 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths in Mauritania?
- Number of under-five deaths in Mauritania was 6,361 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 12,189 in 1974.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,361 in 2024.
- How does Mauritania rank for number of under-five deaths?
- Mauritania ranks 65th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children dying before reaching age five.