Under-five deaths - UN IGME estimates in Mauritania
Mauritania: Under-five deaths - UN IGME estimates was 6,361 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Under-five deaths - UN IGME estimates in Mauritania, 1990β2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, under-five deaths - un igme estimates in Mauritania stood at 6,361. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, under-five deaths - un igme estimates in Mauritania peaked at 10,187 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 6,361, in 2024.
Mauritania ranks 65th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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- 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, male, annual growth rate 2.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4908 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 41,224 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is under-five deaths - un igme estimates in Mauritania?
- Under-five deaths - un igme estimates in Mauritania was 6,361 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest under-five deaths - un igme estimates recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 10,187 in 1996.
- What is the lowest under-five deaths - un igme estimates recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,361 in 2024.
- How does Mauritania rank for under-five deaths - un igme estimates?
- Mauritania ranks 65th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is under-five deaths - un igme estimates 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 UNICEF, published as part of Under-five deaths - UN IGME estimates (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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