Stillbirth rate in Mauritania
Mauritania: Stillbirth rate was 16.86 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
16.86
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
40th
of 201 countries
All-time high
27.83
in 2000
All-time low
16.86
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Stillbirth rate in Mauritania, 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 16.86 for stillbirth rate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stillbirth rate in Mauritania peaked at 27.83 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 16.86, in 2023.
Mauritania ranks 40th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Stillbirth rate in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.83 | — |
| 2001 | 27.26 | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 26.31 | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 25.25 | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 24.16 | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 23.15 | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 22.16 | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 21.12 | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 20.28 | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 19.58 | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 19.16 | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 19.02 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 18.89 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 18.77 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 18.64 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 18.44 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 18.19 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 18.01 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 17.8 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 17.56 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 17.39 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 17.17 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 17.03 | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 16.86 | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.71 | 19.58 | 27.83 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.45 | 17.56 | 19.16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.11 | 16.86 | 17.39 | 4 |
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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 653 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,563 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.4238 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 3.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.2822 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stillbirth rate in Mauritania?
- Stillbirth rate in Mauritania was 16.86 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest stillbirth rate recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 27.83 in 2000.
- What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.86 in 2023.
- How does Mauritania rank for stillbirth rate?
- Mauritania ranks 40th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Stillbirth rate (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required).