Mauritania vs Zambia: Mortality rate, infant

Mauritania
31 per 1,000 live births
in 2023
Zambia
30.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2023
Mauritania rank
45th
Zambia rank
46th

Mortality rate, infant over time

  • Mauritania
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 31 per 1,000 live births against 30.9 per 1,000 live births in Zambia, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 45th and Zambia ranks 46th of 195 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 105.12 per 1,000 live births 83.58 per 1,000 live births 21.54 per 1,000 live births Mauritania
1980s 85.42 per 1,000 live births 90.48 per 1,000 live births 5.06 per 1,000 live births Zambia
1990s 72.14 per 1,000 live births 98.61 per 1,000 live births 26.47 per 1,000 live births Zambia
2000s 54.34 per 1,000 live births 67.01 per 1,000 live births 12.67 per 1,000 live births Zambia
2010s 38.75 per 1,000 live births 42.64 per 1,000 live births 3.89 per 1,000 live births Zambia
2020s 32.42 per 1,000 live births 32.75 per 1,000 live births 0.325 per 1,000 live births Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Mauritania or Zambia?
Mauritania, at 31 per 1,000 live births against 30.9 per 1,000 live births in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Mauritania and Zambia?
0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Zambia?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Mauritania and Zambia rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
Mauritania ranks 45th and Zambia ranks 46th 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