Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Mauritania
Mauritania: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood was 0.1554 under-five deaths per woman in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood 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
The most recent figure for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Mauritania is 0.1554 under-five deaths per woman, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 85 years on record.
The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood 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.
Mauritania ranks 36th of 200 countries on this measure, 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 health data for Mauritania
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 74,246 (2025)
- Population, male 49.1% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 75,672 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 77,474 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 74,139 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 1.50 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 2.25 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 75,876 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 72,564 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 69,336 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Mauritania?
- Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood 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 children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1 under-five deaths per woman in 1940.
- What is the lowest children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1554 under-five deaths per woman in 2024.
- How does Mauritania rank for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Mauritania ranks 36th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood 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 Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. 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).