Number of maternal deaths in Mauritania
Mauritania: Number of maternal deaths was 660 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of maternal deaths in Mauritania, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
Analysis
In 2023, number of maternal deaths in Mauritania stood at 660.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of maternal deaths in Mauritania peaked at 780 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 610, in 2002.
That places Mauritania 47th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 702 | 680 | 730 | 5 |
| 1990s | 717 | 650 | 780 | 10 |
| 2000s | 621 | 610 | 640 | 10 |
| 2010s | 693 | 660 | 710 | 10 |
| 2020s | 675 | 650 | 710 | 4 |
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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 number of maternal deaths in Mauritania?
- Number of maternal deaths in Mauritania was 660 in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest number of maternal deaths recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 780 in 1995.
- What is the lowest number of maternal deaths recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 610 in 2002.
- How does Mauritania rank for number of maternal deaths?
- Mauritania ranks 47th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of maternal deaths rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Number of maternal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A maternal death refers to the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management but not from accidental or incidental causes.