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

Mauritania, at 2,951 against 2,825 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, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mauritania vs Turkmenistan: Number of infant deaths, male

Mauritania

2,951

in 2024

Turkmenistan

2,825

in 2024

Mauritania rank

65th

Turkmenistan rank

67th

Number of infant deaths, male over time

Mauritania
Turkmenistan

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 2,951 against 2,825 in Turkmenistan, a difference of 126.

The two have swapped places 3 times 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 1 and Turkmenistan in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritania	Turkmenistan	Difference	Ahead
1970s	3,510	6,182	2,672	Turkmenistan
1980s	3,366	5,787	2,421	Turkmenistan
1990s	3,613	4,621	1,008	Turkmenistan
2000s	3,332	3,070	262	Mauritania
2010s	3,153	3,247	93.6	Turkmenistan
2020s	3,021	3,072	51.2	Turkmenistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, male, Mauritania or Turkmenistan?: Mauritania, at 2,951 against 2,825 in Turkmenistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths, male between Mauritania and Turkmenistan?: 126, 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, male?: 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, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infant deaths, male
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 male infants dying before reaching one year of age.