Under-five mortality rate, by sex in Mauritania
Mauritania: Under-five mortality rate, by sex was 36.91 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Under-five mortality rate, by sex in Mauritania, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 36.91 for under-five mortality rate, by sex in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, under-five mortality rate, by sex in Mauritania peaked at 98.01 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 36.91, in 2024.
That places Mauritania 51st out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Under-five mortality rate, by sex in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 98.01 | — |
| 2001 | 93.38 | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 88.17 | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 82.82 | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 77.5 | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 72.5 | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 68.09 | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 64.35 | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 61.26 | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 58.82 | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 56.78 | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 55.11 | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 53.54 | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 52.09 | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 50.6 | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 49.14 | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 47.67 | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 46.18 | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 44.75 | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 43.38 | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 41.99 | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 40.66 | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 39.43 | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 38.13 | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 36.91 | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.49 | 58.82 | 98.01 | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.92 | 43.38 | 56.78 | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.43 | 36.91 | 41.99 | 5 |
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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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.077 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is under-five mortality rate, by sex in Mauritania?
- Under-five mortality rate, by sex in Mauritania was 36.91 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest under-five mortality rate, by sex recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 98.01 in 2000.
- What is the lowest under-five mortality rate, by sex recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.91 in 2024.
- How does Mauritania rank for under-five mortality rate, by sex?
- Mauritania ranks 51st out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is under-five mortality rate, by sex rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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