Mortality rate, infant in Mauritania
Mauritania: Mortality rate, infant was 31 per 1,000 live births in 2023. βΌ Falling
Mortality rate, infant in Mauritania, 1970β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 31 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, infant in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in Mauritania peaked at 107.5 per 1,000 live births in 1974 and was at its lowest, 31 per 1,000 live births, in 2023.
Mauritania ranks 45th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 105.12 per 1,000 live births | 99.8 per 1,000 live births | 107.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 85.42 per 1,000 live births | 73.5 per 1,000 live births | 97.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.14 per 1,000 live births | 69.7 per 1,000 live births | 72.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.34 per 1,000 live births | 43.4 per 1,000 live births | 67.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.75 per 1,000 live births | 34.8 per 1,000 live births | 42.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.42 per 1,000 live births | 31 per 1,000 live births | 33.8 per 1,000 live births | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More population data for Mauritania
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.614 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 1.22 million (2100)
- Population density 16.61 (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.614 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.1772 % change on previous year (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 4.62 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 155,193 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 4.62 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 4.62 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception, annual growth rate -1.53 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant in Mauritania?
- Mortality rate, infant in Mauritania was 31 per 1,000 live births in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest mortality rate, infant recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 107.5 per 1,000 live births in 1974.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 31 per 1,000 live births in 2023.
- How does Mauritania rank for mortality rate, infant?
- Mauritania ranks 45th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release