Number of under-five deaths, female in Mauritania
Mauritania: Number of under-five deaths, female was 2,797 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2,797
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
65th
of 197 countries
All-time high
5,689
in 1974
All-time low
2,797
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Number of under-five deaths, female in Mauritania, 1960–2024
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
In 2024, number of under-five deaths, female in Mauritania stood at 2,797. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female in Mauritania peaked at 5,689 in 1974 and was at its lowest, 2,797, in 2024.
Mauritania ranks 65th of 197 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.
Number of under-five deaths, female in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4,296 | — |
| 1961 | 4,326 | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 4,343 | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 4,357 | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 4,373 | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 4,378 | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 4,376 | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 4,369 | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 5,335 | +22.1% |
| 1969 | 5,303 | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 5,325 | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 5,378 | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 5,470 | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 5,585 | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 5,689 | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 4,810 | -15.5% |
| 1976 | 4,872 | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 4,891 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 4,877 | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 4,839 | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 4,793 | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 4,762 | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 4,714 | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 4,646 | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 4,558 | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 4,443 | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 4,319 | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 4,218 | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 4,147 | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 4,126 | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 4,141 | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 4,172 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 4,230 | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 4,351 | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 4,500 | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 4,591 | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 4,624 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 4,576 | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 4,493 | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 4,388 | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 4,263 | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 4,130 | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 3,967 | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 3,800 | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 3,649 | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 3,513 | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 3,398 | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 3,316 | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 3,258 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 3,224 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 3,211 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 3,214 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 3,217 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 3,215 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 3,202 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 3,177 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 3,150 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 3,113 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 3,071 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 3,030 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 2,980 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 2,938 | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 2,892 | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 2,839 | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 2,797 | -1.5% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 2,797 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4,313, 65% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 2,797 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13,955, 20% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,546 | 4,296 | 5,335 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5,174 | 4,810 | 5,689 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,473 | 4,126 | 4,793 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,407 | 4,141 | 4,624 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,652 | 3,224 | 4,263 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,160 | 3,030 | 3,217 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,889 | 2,797 | 2,980 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More education data for Mauritania
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,029 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 52,338 (2020)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 258,591 (2020)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 891,821 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1725 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 891,821 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, female in Mauritania?
- Number of under-five deaths, female in Mauritania was 2,797 in 2024, 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 under-five deaths, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 5,689 in 1974.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,797 in 2024.
- How does Mauritania rank for number of under-five deaths, female?
- Mauritania ranks 65th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 under-five deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female children dying before reaching age five.