Mauritania vs Turkmenistan: Mortality rate, infant
Mauritania
31 per 1,000 live births
in 2023
Turkmenistan
31.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2023
Mauritania rank
45th
Turkmenistan rank
44th
Mortality rate, infant over time
- Mauritania
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 31.2 per 1,000 live births against 31 per 1,000 live births in Mauritania, a difference of 0.2 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Mauritania ranks 45th and Turkmenistan ranks 44th of 195 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 4 and Turkmenistan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 102.23 per 1,000 live births | 115.27 per 1,000 live births | 13.03 per 1,000 live births | Turkmenistan |
| 1980s | 85.42 per 1,000 live births | 87.16 per 1,000 live births | 1.74 per 1,000 live births | Turkmenistan |
| 1990s | 72.14 per 1,000 live births | 66.54 per 1,000 live births | 5.6 per 1,000 live births | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 54.34 per 1,000 live births | 45.48 per 1,000 live births | 8.86 per 1,000 live births | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 38.75 per 1,000 live births | 34.03 per 1,000 live births | 4.72 per 1,000 live births | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 32.42 per 1,000 live births | 32.25 per 1,000 live births | 0.175 per 1,000 live births | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Mauritania or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 31.2 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 Mauritania and Turkmenistan?
- 0.2 per 1,000 live births, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Turkmenistan?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and Turkmenistan rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
- Mauritania ranks 45th and Turkmenistan ranks 44th 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
February 2026 Data Release