Neonatal deaths in Mauritania
Mauritania: Neonatal deaths was 3,660 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
3,660
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
57th
of 198 countries
All-time high
3,852
in 2000
All-time low
3,660
in 2006
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Neonatal deaths in Mauritania, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 3,660 for neonatal deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal deaths in Mauritania peaked at 3,852 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3,660, in 2006.
Mauritania ranks 57th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,722 | 3,660 | 3,852 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,805 | 3,735 | 3,839 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,709 | 3,660 | 3,756 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More development goals data for Mauritania
- Red List Index 0.967 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 716.05 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 110.31 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 20 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 20 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 12 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 8 (2025)
- Infant deaths 5,244 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal deaths in Mauritania?
- Neonatal deaths in Mauritania was 3,660 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest neonatal deaths recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 3,852 in 2000.
- What is the lowest neonatal deaths recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,660 in 2006.
- How does Mauritania rank for neonatal deaths?
- Mauritania ranks 57th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal deaths rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Neonatal deaths (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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