Mauritania vs Namibia: Stillbirth rate
Mauritania
1.69 deaths per 100 births
in 2023
Namibia
1.62 deaths per 100 births
in 2023
Mauritania rank
40th
Namibia rank
42nd
Stillbirth rate over time
- Mauritania
- Namibia
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 1.69 deaths per 100 births against 1.62 deaths per 100 births in Namibia, a difference of 0.07 deaths per 100 births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 40th and Namibia ranks 42nd of 199 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.37 deaths per 100 births | 1.64 deaths per 100 births | 0.7312 deaths per 100 births | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 1.84 deaths per 100 births | 1.66 deaths per 100 births | 0.1857 deaths per 100 births | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 1.71 deaths per 100 births | 1.68 deaths per 100 births | 0.0296 deaths per 100 births | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher stillbirth rate, Mauritania or Namibia?
- Mauritania, at 1.69 deaths per 100 births against 1.62 deaths per 100 births in Namibia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in stillbirth rate between Mauritania and Namibia?
- 0.07 deaths per 100 births, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Namibia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and Namibia rank globally for stillbirth rate?
- Mauritania ranks 40th and Namibia ranks 42nd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Stillbirth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of stillbirths, per 100 total births.