What is the highest child mortality by income level of country recorded in Mauritania?

The highest recorded value was 33.77 deaths per 100 live births in 1940.

What is the lowest child mortality by income level of country recorded in Mauritania?

The lowest recorded value was 3.69 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Mauritania rank for child mortality by income level of country?

Mauritania ranks 49th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality by income level of country rising or falling in Mauritania?

Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Mauritania data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality by income level of country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality by income level of country in Mauritania

Name: Child mortality by income level of country in Mauritania
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Mauritania: Child mortality by income level of country was 3.69 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

3.69 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.2%

World rank

49th

of 199 countries

All-time high

33.77 deaths per 100 live births

in 1940

All-time low

3.69 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1940–2024

Child mortality by income level of country in Mauritania, 1940–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

In 2024, child mortality by income level of country in Mauritania stood at 3.69 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 85 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 27.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality by income level of country in Mauritania peaked at 33.77 deaths per 100 live births in 1940 and was at its lowest, 3.69 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Mauritania 49th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1940s	32.66 deaths per 100 live births	31.44 deaths per 100 live births	33.77 deaths per 100 live births	10
1950s	28.89 deaths per 100 live births	26.42 deaths per 100 live births	31.04 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	23.51 deaths per 100 live births	20.97 deaths per 100 live births	25.78 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	20.41 deaths per 100 live births	17.16 deaths per 100 live births	23.11 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	14.18 deaths per 100 live births	11.87 deaths per 100 live births	16.64 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	11.04 deaths per 100 live births	10.2 deaths per 100 live births	11.65 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	7.65 deaths per 100 live births	5.88 deaths per 100 live births	9.8 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	4.99 deaths per 100 live births	4.34 deaths per 100 live births	5.68 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	3.94 deaths per 100 live births	3.69 deaths per 100 live births	4.2 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Mauritania

46 Rwanda 3.77 deaths per 100 live births compare
47 Tanzania 3.7 deaths per 100 live births compare
48 Myanmar 3.69 deaths per 100 live births compare
50 Senegal 3.65 deaths per 100 live births compare
51 Ghana 3.59 deaths per 100 live births compare
52 Dominica 3.57 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 74,139 (2025)
Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 75,876 (2025)
Population ages 0-14, total 2.25 million (2025)
Population ages 0-14, male 43.7% (2025)
Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 72,564 (2025)
Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 69,336 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality by income level of country in Mauritania?: Child mortality by income level of country in Mauritania was 3.69 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality by income level of country recorded in Mauritania?: The highest recorded value was 33.77 deaths per 100 live births in 1940.
What is the lowest child mortality by income level of country recorded in Mauritania?: The lowest recorded value was 3.69 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Mauritania rank for child mortality by income level of country?: Mauritania ranks 49th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality by income level of country rising or falling in Mauritania?: Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Mauritania data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality by income level of country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Child mortality by income level of country
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .