Society · Under-five mortality · Mauritania
Mauritania’s under-five mortality fell to 36.9 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
36.9 per 1,000 live births
2024
Down 1.2 per 1,000 live births from 2023.
Updated 18 Oct 2026
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36.9 per 1,000 live births
What it is. Probability of dying before the age of five, per 1,000 live births.
Lower is better. A fall in under-five mortality is generally good news; a rise, bad news.
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| Period | Under-five mortality · Mauritania |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 49.1 per 1,000 live births |
| 2016 | 47.7 per 1,000 live births |
| 2017 | 46.2 per 1,000 live births |
| 2018 | 44.7 per 1,000 live births |
| 2019 | 43.4 per 1,000 live births |
| 2020 | 42 per 1,000 live births |
| 2021 | 40.7 per 1,000 live births |
| 2022 | 39.4 per 1,000 live births |
| 2023 | 38.1 per 1,000 live births |
| 2024 | 36.9 per 1,000 live births |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · Licence: CC BY 4.0
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Strata-AF™ Data, Under-five mortality, Mauritania, 2024; source World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), retrieved 18 Oct 2026; https://data.strata-af.com/society/under-five-mortality/mauritania
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Probability of dying before the age of five, per 1,000 live births. Unit: per 1,000 live births.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (series SH.DYN.MORT), retrieved through the World Bank API and published under CC BY 4.0. Updated annually; the World Bank's own source notes apply.