Number of youth deaths in Mauritania
Mauritania: Number of youth deaths was 7,311 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of youth deaths in Mauritania, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of youth deaths in Mauritania is 7,311 deaths, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of youth deaths in Mauritania peaked at 11,295 deaths in 1996 and was at its lowest, 7,311 deaths, in 2024.
That places Mauritania 67th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of youth deaths in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10,182 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 10,249 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 10,384 deaths | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 10,662 deaths | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 10,994 deaths | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 11,211 deaths | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 11,295 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 11,194 deaths | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 11,020 deaths | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 10,811 deaths | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 10,561 deaths | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 10,289 deaths | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 9,949 deaths | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 9,585 deaths | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 9,251 deaths | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 8,943 deaths | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 8,683 deaths | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 8,493 deaths | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 8,356 deaths | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 8,270 deaths | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 8,230 deaths | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 8,240 deaths | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 8,251 deaths | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 8,249 deaths | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 8,212 deaths | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 8,160 deaths | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 8,095 deaths | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 8,015 deaths | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 7,928 deaths | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 7,839 deaths | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 7,732 deaths | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 7,627 deaths | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 7,531 deaths | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 7,413 deaths | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 7,311 deaths | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10,800 deaths | 10,182 deaths | 11,295 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,238 deaths | 8,270 deaths | 10,561 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,122 deaths | 7,839 deaths | 8,251 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,523 deaths | 7,311 deaths | 7,732 deaths | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 64 Congo 8,335 deaths compare
- 65 Tajikistan 8,041 deaths compare
- 66 Cambodia 7,964 deaths compare
- 68 North Korea 6,932 deaths compare
- 69 Turkmenistan 6,788 deaths compare
- 70 Dominican Republic 6,780 deaths 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)
- 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)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0025 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 0.6787 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0018 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of youth deaths in Mauritania?
- Number of youth deaths in Mauritania was 7,311 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 youth deaths recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 11,295 deaths in 1996.
- What is the lowest number of youth deaths recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,311 deaths in 2024.
- How does Mauritania rank for number of youth deaths?
- Mauritania ranks 67th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of youth deaths rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 youth deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.