Mauritania vs Senegal: Stillbirth rate
Mauritania
1.69 deaths per 100 births
in 2023
Senegal
1.8 deaths per 100 births
in 2023
Mauritania rank
40th
Senegal rank
37th
Stillbirth rate over time
- Mauritania
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 1.8 deaths per 100 births against 1.69 deaths per 100 births in Mauritania, a difference of 0.11 deaths per 100 births.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Senegal ahead.
Mauritania ranks 40th and Senegal ranks 37th of 199 countries.
Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.37 deaths per 100 births | 2.45 deaths per 100 births | 0.0787 deaths per 100 births | Senegal |
| 2010s | 1.84 deaths per 100 births | 2.06 deaths per 100 births | 0.2174 deaths per 100 births | Senegal |
| 2020s | 1.71 deaths per 100 births | 1.86 deaths per 100 births | 0.1446 deaths per 100 births | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher stillbirth rate, Mauritania or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 1.8 deaths per 100 births against 1.69 deaths per 100 births in Mauritania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in stillbirth rate between Mauritania and Senegal?
- 0.11 deaths per 100 births, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Senegal?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and Senegal rank globally for stillbirth rate?
- Mauritania ranks 40th and Senegal ranks 37th 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.