Number of under-five deaths, female in Mauritania
Mauritania: Number of under-five deaths, female was 2,797 in 2024. ▼ Falling
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% |
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
- 62 Peru 3,075 compare
- 63 Russian Federation 2,940 compare
- 64 Cambodia 2,855 compare
- 66 Dominican Republic 2,748 compare
- 67 Palestine, State of 2,620 compare
- 68 Turkmenistan 2,604 compare
More education data for Mauritania
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 24,560 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 54.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 42.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 105.44 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 105.4% (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.