Mauritania - Child Mortality Rate
Since 2014, Mauritania Child Mortality Rate was down by 3.1% year on year. With 8.14 Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Children Aged 5-14 in 2019, the country was number 44 comparing other countries in Child Mortality Rate. Mauritania is overtaken by Papua New Guinea, which was number 43 with 8.46 Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Children Aged 5-14 and is followed by Rwanda with 8.03 Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Children Aged 5-14. Niger lead the ranking with 36.53 Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Children Aged 5-14 in 2019, a decrease of 2.1% compared to 2018. Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Chad respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Grenada witnessed the best average annual growth at +1.7% per year, while Sri Lanka was the worst growing country at -12.3% per year.
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| Date | Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Children Aged 5-14 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 8.14 |
| 2018 | 8.45 |
| 2017 | 8.69 |
| 2016 | 8.98 |
| 2015 | 9.26 |
How does Mauritania rank in Child Mortality Rate?
| # | 194 Countries | Units (Deaths) Per Thousand Children Aged 5-14 | Last | YoY | 5‑years CAGR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
#1
Niger
|
37 | 2019 | -2.1 % | -2.6 % | View data | |
| 2 |
#2
Cameroon
|
32 | 2019 | +0.1 % | -1.3 % | View data | |
| 43 |
#43
Papua New Guinea
|
8 | 2019 | -2.2 % | -2.9 % | View data | |
| 44 |
#44
Mauritania
|
8 | 2019 | -3.6 % | -3.1 % | View data | |
| 45 |
#45
Rwanda
|
8 | 2019 | -22.6 % | -9.9 % | View data | |