Number of stillbirths in Mauritania
Mauritania: Number of stillbirths was 2,964 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of stillbirths in Mauritania, 2000–2023
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 2,964 for number of stillbirths in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of stillbirths in Mauritania peaked at 2,964 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,558, in 2009.
Mauritania ranks 63rd of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,702 | 2,558 | 2,852 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,774 | 2,580 | 2,891 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,935 | 2,909 | 2,964 | 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 stillbirths in Mauritania?
- Number of stillbirths in Mauritania was 2,964 in 2023, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of stillbirths recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 2,964 in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of stillbirths recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,558 in 2009.
- How does Mauritania rank for number of stillbirths?
- Mauritania ranks 63rd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of stillbirths rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of stillbirths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of fetal deaths at 28 weeks or more of gestation