Burundi vs Mauritania: Mortality rate, infant

Burundi
31.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2023
Mauritania
31 per 1,000 live births
in 2023
Burundi rank
43rd
Mauritania rank
45th

Mortality rate, infant over time

  • Burundi
  • Mauritania
255075100125197019962023

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 31.5 per 1,000 live births against 31 per 1,000 live births in Mauritania, a difference of 0.5 per 1,000 live births.

Across all 54 years both countries report, Burundi has been ahead every year.

Burundi ranks 43rd and Mauritania ranks 45th of 195 countries.

Burundi has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Mauritania Difference Ahead
1970s 122.16 per 1,000 live births 105.12 per 1,000 live births 17.04 per 1,000 live births Burundi
1980s 97.53 per 1,000 live births 85.42 per 1,000 live births 12.11 per 1,000 live births Burundi
1990s 94.96 per 1,000 live births 72.14 per 1,000 live births 22.82 per 1,000 live births Burundi
2000s 74.41 per 1,000 live births 54.34 per 1,000 live births 20.07 per 1,000 live births Burundi
2010s 43.9 per 1,000 live births 38.75 per 1,000 live births 5.15 per 1,000 live births Burundi
2020s 32.95 per 1,000 live births 32.42 per 1,000 live births 0.525 per 1,000 live births Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Burundi or Mauritania?
Burundi, at 31.5 per 1,000 live births against 31 per 1,000 live births in Mauritania as of 2023.
What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Burundi and Mauritania?
0.5 per 1,000 live births, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Mauritania?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Burundi and Mauritania rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
Burundi ranks 43rd and Mauritania ranks 45th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
195 places, 10,178 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release