What is number of under-five deaths in Mauritania?

Number of under-five deaths in Mauritania was 6,361 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Mauritania?

The highest recorded value was 12,189 in 1974.

What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Mauritania?

The lowest recorded value was 6,361 in 2024.

How does Mauritania rank for number of under-five deaths?

Mauritania ranks 65th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.

Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Mauritania?

Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Mauritania data come from?

The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Number of under-five deaths in Mauritania

Name: Number of under-five deaths in Mauritania
Creator: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Mauritania: Number of under-five deaths was 6,361 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

6,361

Change on year

down 1.5%

World rank

65th

of 195 countries

All-time high

12,189

in 1974

All-time low

6,361

in 2024

Years of data

1960–2024

Number of under-five deaths in Mauritania, 1960–2024

Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

Analysis

In 2024, number of under-five deaths in Mauritania stood at 6,361. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Mauritania peaked at 12,189 in 1974 and was at its lowest, 6,361, in 2024.

Mauritania ranks 65th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	9,726	9,147	11,390	10
1970s	11,140	10,411	12,189	10
1980s	9,742	9,021	10,413	10
1990s	9,686	9,056	10,187	10
2000s	8,150	7,237	9,444	10
2010s	7,118	6,856	7,239	10
2020s	6,559	6,361	6,756	5

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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)
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 number of under-five deaths in Mauritania?: Number of under-five deaths in Mauritania was 6,361 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Mauritania?: The highest recorded value was 12,189 in 1974.
What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Mauritania?: The lowest recorded value was 6,361 in 2024.
How does Mauritania rank for number of under-five deaths?: Mauritania ranks 65th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Mauritania?: Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mauritania data come from?: The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Number of under-five deaths
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 13,069 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Number of children dying before reaching age five.