Number of child deaths per woman in Mauritania
Mauritania: Number of child deaths per woman was 0.1554 under-five deaths per woman in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of child deaths per woman in Mauritania, 1940–2024
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in under-five deaths per woman.
Analysis
In 2024, number of child deaths per woman in Mauritania stood at 0.1554 under-five deaths per woman. That is the lowest value across all 85 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of child deaths per woman in Mauritania peaked at 2.1 under-five deaths per woman in 1940 and was at its lowest, 0.1554 under-five deaths per woman, in 2024.
That places Mauritania 36th out of 200 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 | 2.01 under-five deaths per woman | 1.93 under-five deaths per woman | 2.1 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.79 under-five deaths per woman | 1.67 under-five deaths per woman | 1.9 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.54 under-five deaths per woman | 1.4 under-five deaths per woman | 1.64 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.36 under-five deaths per woman | 1.14 under-five deaths per woman | 1.55 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9041 under-five deaths per woman | 0.7215 under-five deaths per woman | 1.1 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6462 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5649 under-five deaths per woman | 0.7054 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4015 under-five deaths per woman | 0.299 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5351 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2415 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1961 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2863 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1709 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1554 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1871 under-five deaths per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 33 Tanzania 0.168 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 34 Lesotho 0.1655 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 35 Congo 0.1647 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 37 Senegal 0.1549 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 38 Ethiopia 0.1509 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 39 Comoros 0.1493 under-five deaths per woman compare
More reference data data for Mauritania
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 4.7 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 4.7 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 4.7 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.563 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate -0.8635 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 42.1 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 40.65 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -0.9253 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 56.34 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance estimate -0.5596 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of child deaths per woman in Mauritania?
- Number of child deaths per woman in Mauritania was 0.1554 under-five deaths per woman in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of child deaths per woman recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1 under-five deaths per woman in 1940.
- What is the lowest number of child deaths per woman recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1554 under-five deaths per woman in 2024.
- How does Mauritania rank for number of child deaths per woman?
- Mauritania ranks 36th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of child deaths per woman rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of child deaths per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).