Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Mauritania
Mauritania: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years was 4 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Mauritania, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 4 per 1,000 for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and down 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Mauritania peaked at 13.2 per 1,000 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 4 per 1,000, in 2024.
Mauritania ranks 41st of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13.2 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 12.8 per 1,000 | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 12.4 per 1,000 | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 12.1 per 1,000 | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 11.7 per 1,000 | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 11.4 per 1,000 | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 11.1 per 1,000 | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 10.8 per 1,000 | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 10.5 per 1,000 | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 10.2 per 1,000 | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 9.9 per 1,000 | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 9.6 per 1,000 | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 9.3 per 1,000 | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 9.1 per 1,000 | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 8.8 per 1,000 | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 8.5 per 1,000 | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 8.2 per 1,000 | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 8 per 1,000 | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 7.7 per 1,000 | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 7.4 per 1,000 | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 7.1 per 1,000 | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 6.8 per 1,000 | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 6.5 per 1,000 | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 6.2 per 1,000 | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 5.9 per 1,000 | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 5.6 per 1,000 | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 5.4 per 1,000 | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 5.2 per 1,000 | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 5 per 1,000 | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 4.8 per 1,000 | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 4.6 per 1,000 | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 4.5 per 1,000 | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 4.3 per 1,000 | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 4.2 per 1,000 | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 4 per 1,000 | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.62 per 1,000 | 10.2 per 1,000 | 13.2 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.65 per 1,000 | 7.4 per 1,000 | 9.9 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.85 per 1,000 | 4.8 per 1,000 | 7.1 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.32 per 1,000 | 4 per 1,000 | 4.6 per 1,000 | 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 probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Mauritania?
- Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Mauritania was 4 per 1,000 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 13.2 per 1,000 in 1990.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 per 1,000 in 2024.
- How does Mauritania rank for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years?
- Mauritania ranks 41st out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.2%. 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 Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 children aged 5, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.