Mauritania—Under-5 Mortality (per 1,000 live births)
Mauritania's Under-5 mortality rate was 36.9 in 2024, ranking #48 out of 196 countries. This represents a -3.1% change from 2023. Over the past 25 years, the highest recorded value was 98 (2000) and the lowest was 36.9 (2024). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 36.9 | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 38.1 | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 39.4 | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 40.7 | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 42 | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 43.4 | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 44.7 | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 46.2 | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 47.7 | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 49.1 | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 50.6 | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 52.1 | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 53.5 | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 55.1 | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 56.8 | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 58.8 | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 61.3 | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 64.3 | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 68.1 | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 72.5 | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 77.5 | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 82.8 | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 88.2 | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 93.4 | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 98 |
Top Countries — Under-5 Mortality (per 1,000 live births)
| # | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 115.6 | 2024 |
| 2 | Niger | 110.7 | 2024 |
| 3 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 101.1 | 2024 |
| 4 | Chad | 97.3 | 2024 |
| 5 | South Sudan | 96.7 | 2024 |
| 6 | Guinea | 92.1 | 2024 |
| 7 | Sierra Leone | 90.5 | 2024 |
| 8 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 89.7 | 2024 |
| 9 | Central African Republic | 89.7 | 2024 |
| 10 | Liberia | 86.4 | 2024 |
About This Indicator
Definition
Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.
Methodology
Original contributors: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), uri: www.childmortality.org, publisher: UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, United Nations Population Division; World Health Organization (WHO), uri: www.childmortality.org, note: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation; World Bank (WB), uri: www.childmortality.org, note: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation; United Nations (UN), uri: www.childmortality.org, note: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, publisher: UN Population Division
Unit
per 1,000 live births