Afghanistan vs Mauritania: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Afghanistan
4.84 live births per woman
in 2023
Mauritania
4.7 live births per woman
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
9th
Mauritania rank
11th
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Afghanistan
- Mauritania
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 4.84 live births per woman against 4.7 live births per woman in Mauritania, a difference of 0.14 live births per woman.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 9th and Mauritania ranks 11th of 236 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.26 live births per woman | 5.92 live births per woman | 1.34 live births per woman | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 7.32 live births per woman | 6.4 live births per woman | 0.9132 live births per woman | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 7.52 live births per woman | 6.71 live births per woman | 0.8071 live births per woman | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 7.57 live births per woman | 6.44 live births per woman | 1.14 live births per woman | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 7.7 live births per woman | 5.93 live births per woman | 1.77 live births per woman | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 6.93 live births per woman | 5.4 live births per woman | 1.52 live births per woman | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 5.71 live births per woman | 5.22 live births per woman | 0.4919 live births per woman | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 4.99 live births per woman | 4.81 live births per woman | 0.1822 live births per woman | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children, Afghanistan or Mauritania?
- Afghanistan, at 4.84 live births per woman against 4.7 live births per woman in Mauritania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Afghanistan and Mauritania?
- 0.14 live births per woman, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Mauritania?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Mauritania rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Afghanistan ranks 9th and Mauritania ranks 11th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.