Which has higher number of infant deaths, female, Mauritania or Turkmenistan?

Mauritania, at 2,293 against 1,971 in Turkmenistan as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Turkmenistan?

47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.

Where does this data 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 Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mauritania vs Turkmenistan: Number of infant deaths, female

Mauritania

2,293

in 2024

Turkmenistan

1,971

in 2024

Mauritania rank

65th

Turkmenistan rank

67th

Number of infant deaths, female over time

Mauritania
Turkmenistan

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 2,293 against 1,971 in Turkmenistan, a difference of 322.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.2 times Turkmenistan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 47 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Turkmenistan ahead.

Mauritania ranks 65th and Turkmenistan ranks 67th of 197 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 3 and Turkmenistan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritania	Turkmenistan	Difference	Ahead
1970s	2,795	4,630	1,836	Turkmenistan
1980s	2,662	4,212	1,550	Turkmenistan
1990s	2,833	3,247	413.6	Turkmenistan
2000s	2,587	2,124	462.9	Mauritania
2010s	2,466	2,241	225.3	Mauritania
2020s	2,352	2,144	208	Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, female, Mauritania or Turkmenistan?: Mauritania, at 2,293 against 1,971 in Turkmenistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths, female between Mauritania and Turkmenistan?: 322, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Turkmenistan?: 47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
How do Mauritania and Turkmenistan rank globally for number of infant deaths, female?: Mauritania ranks 65th and Turkmenistan ranks 67th of 197 countries.
Where does this data 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 Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infant deaths, female
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
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 240 places, 13,304 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age.