Mauritania Infant Mortality Rate 1950-2023

Chart and table of the Mauritania infant mortality rate from 1950 to 2023. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current infant mortality rate for Mauritania in 2023 is 48.210 deaths per 1000 live births, a 2.12% decline from 2022.
  • The infant mortality rate for Mauritania in 2022 was 49.255 deaths per 1000 live births, a 2.08% decline from 2021.
  • The infant mortality rate for Mauritania in 2021 was 50.301 deaths per 1000 live births, a 2.04% decline from 2020.
  • The infant mortality rate for Mauritania in 2020 was 51.346 deaths per 1000 live births, a 2% decline from 2019.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Infant Mortality Rate
Country Name 2023 Infant Mortality Rate
Republic of Congo 59.681
Pakistan 55.777
Nigeria 54.740
Cameroon 54.000
Angola 53.409
Lesotho 50.470
Mauritania 48.210
Zambia 39.356
Sudan 38.041
Kiribati 36.884
Papua New Guinea 36.598
Eswatini 34.993
Myanmar 33.422
Timor-Leste 31.557
Ghana 30.802
Kenya 30.629
Djibouti 28.966
India 26.619
Bolivia 25.303
Sao Tome and Principe 22.514
Micronesia 21.822
Bangladesh 21.556
Bhutan 19.576
Cambodia 19.287
Vanuatu 19.112
Uzbekistan 18.787
Philippines 17.544
Morocco 16.117
Indonesia 15.920
Vietnam 15.356
Mongolia 14.780
Cabo Verde 14.212
Nicaragua 14.002
Solomon Islands 13.876
Egypt 13.166
Honduras 13.122
El Salvador 11.959
Moldova 10.580
Tunisia 10.555
Georgia 7.917
Sri Lanka 6.438
Ukraine 5.975
Mauritania - Historical Infant Mortality Rate Data
Year Infant Mortality Rate Growth Rate
2023 48.210 -2.120%
2022 49.255 -2.080%
2021 50.301 -2.040%
2020 51.346 -2.000%
2019 52.392 -1.960%
2018 53.437 -1.990%
2017 54.522 -1.950%
2016 55.607 -1.920%
2015 56.693 -1.880%
2014 57.778 -1.840%
2013 58.863 -2.230%
2012 60.205 -2.180%
2011 61.547 -2.130%
2010 62.888 -2.090%
2009 64.230 -2.050%
2008 65.572 -1.100%
2007 66.298 -1.080%
2006 67.024 -1.070%
2005 67.751 -1.060%
2004 68.477 -1.050%
2003 69.203 -0.150%
2002 69.304 -0.150%
2001 69.405 -0.150%
2000 69.507 -0.150%
1999 69.608 -0.140%
1998 69.709 -0.170%
1997 69.831 -0.180%
1996 69.954 -0.170%
1995 70.076 -0.180%
1994 70.199 -0.170%
1993 70.321 -1.490%
1992 71.383 -1.470%
1991 72.445 -1.450%
1990 73.508 -1.420%
1989 74.570 -1.400%
1988 75.632 -2.860%
1987 77.861 -2.780%
1986 80.089 -2.710%
1985 82.318 -2.640%
1984 84.546 -2.570%
1983 86.775 -2.220%
1982 88.745 -2.170%
1981 90.715 -2.130%
1980 92.685 -2.080%
1979 94.655 -2.040%
1978 96.625 -1.310%
1977 97.909 -1.290%
1976 99.193 -1.280%
1975 100.478 -1.260%
1974 101.762 -1.250%
1973 103.046 -1.120%
1972 104.218 -1.110%
1971 105.391 -1.100%
1970 106.563 -1.090%
1969 107.736 -1.080%
1968 108.908 -2.310%
1967 111.478 -2.250%
1966 114.048 -2.200%
1965 116.617 -2.160%
1964 119.187 -2.110%
1963 121.757 -2.500%
1962 124.881 -2.440%
1961 128.005 -2.380%
1960 131.130 -2.330%
1959 134.254 -2.270%
1958 137.378 -1.490%
1957 139.455 -1.470%
1956 141.533 -1.450%
1955 143.610 -1.430%
1954 145.688 -1.410%
1953 147.765 -1.390%
1952 149.842 -1.370%
1951 151.920 -1.350%
1950 153.997 0.000%