Mauritania vs Western Sahara: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 30.8 per 1,000 live births in Mauritania and 23.8 per 1,000 live births in Western Sahara, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Mauritania, by 7 per 1,000 live births, or 1.3 times that in Western Sahara.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

MauritaniaWestern SaharaUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

Mauritania has been higher since 1986, when it overtook Western Sahara.
In 2023, Mauritania ranked 42 and Western Sahara ranked 60 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Mauritania at 6.4 per 1,000 live births and Western Sahara at 4.2 per 1,000 live births in 2100.
The world as a whole: 27.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023.

Every year

deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

Year	Mauritania	Western Sahara	World
2023	30.8	23.8	27.3
2022	31.7	24.5	28.2
2021	32.7	25.3	28.4
2020	33.7	26.2	28.7
2019	34.6	27	29.2
2018	35.7	27.8	29.7
2017	36.7	28.8	30.3
2016	37.8	29.8	31.1
2015	38.8	31	32.1
2014	39.9	32.2	32.9
2013	41	33.5	33.9
2012	42.1	35	35
2011	43.3	36.4	36.8
2010	44.7	38	37.7
2009	46.3	39.8	39.1
2008	48.1	41.8	40.4
2007	50.3	43.6	42
2006	52.9	45.5	43.7
2005	55.8	47.4	45.4
2004	58.9	49.4	47.2
2003	62.3	51.6	48.8
2002	65.7	53.7	50.6
2001	68.8	56	52.2
2000	71.8	58.1	53.7
1999	74.4	60.4	55.5
1998	76.6	62.8	57.1
1997	78.4	65	58.3
1996	79.9	67.3	59.6
1995	80.8	69.5	60.8
1994	81.6	71.8	62
1993	82.4	74.1	62.9
1992	83.1	76.5	64.1
1991	84	78.9	64.9
1990	85.3	81.5	64.9
1989	87.1	84.4	66.2
1988	89	87.5	68
1987	91.7	91	68.6
1986	94.7	94.6	70.8
1985	97.8	98.7	72.9
1984	101.1	102.9	74.6
1983	104.4	107.2	76.1
1982	107.6	111.8	76.6
1981	110.7	116.5	78.7
1980	113.6	121.1	80.6
1979	116.4	126	82.5
1978	119	130.7	84.7
1977	121.3	135.5	86.4
1976	123.2	140.4	88.1
1975	124.7	145.2	89.6
1974	125.8	149.9	90.9
1973	126.6	154.2	92.1
1972	127.2	158.1	93.6
1971	128.1	162.2	96.1
1970	129.3	165	96.9
1969	131.1	168	98.3
1968	133.5	171	100.2
1967	136.3	173.7	103.1
1966	139.5	176.4	104.9
1965	142.8	179	106.4
1964	146.2	181.6	106.1
1963	149.5	184.3	107.7
1962	152.8	187.1	110.2
1961	155.9	190	121.5
1960	159	192.8	131.8
1959	162.1	195.6	125.7
1958	165.1	198.5	117.7
1957	168	201.3	120
1956	170.8	204.3	121.9
1955	173.5	207.2	124.8
1954	176.1	210.2	127.7
1953	178.6	213.1	130.1
1952	180.9	216	132.7
1951	183.2	218.9	136
1950	185.4	221.9	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Mauritania	Western Sahara	World
2024	29.623.6–37.2	22.717.8–29.2	26.9
2025	28.519.8–38.7	2215.4–30.9	26.4
2026	27.517.6–39.4	21.213.8–33.3	25.9
2027	26.516–40.8	20.513–34	25.4
2028	25.514.6–41.4	19.911.9–34.6	24.9
2029	24.713.2–41.3	19.210.9–34.7	24.5
2030	23.812.2–41.5	18.69.9–35.1	24
2031	2311.2–42.1	189.3–35.8	23.6
2032	22.210.4–42.3	17.58.6–36.2	23.2
2033	21.510.1–42.4	178.3–36.7	22.8
2034	20.89.4–43.7	16.47.5–36.5	22.3
2035	20.18.6–42.5	166.9–36.7	21.9
2036	19.48.4–44	15.56.5–36.2	21.5
2037	18.87.7–42.7	156.1–34.9	21.1
2038	18.27.1–41.9	14.65.9–34.9	20.8
2039	17.66.9–40.9	14.25.7–35.1	20.4
2040	176.4–40.3	13.85.3–34.8	20
2041	16.56.1–40.2	13.45.1–34.2	19.7
2042	165.8–39.9	134.9–35	19.4
2043	15.55.5–39.3	12.64.6–34.6	19
2044	15.15.5–39.4	12.24.4–35.1	18.7
2045	14.85.1–38	11.94.3–35.7	18.4
2046	14.45.2–38.5	11.54–34.7	18.2
2047	14.15.1–38.4	11.23.8–33.8	17.9
2048	13.84.9–37.7	10.93.7–34	17.7
2049	13.54.6–37	10.63.6–33.5	17.5
2050	13.24.5–37.9	10.33.5–32.8	17.3
2051	12.94.4–36.8	103.3–33.4	17.1
2052	12.74.3–37.1	9.73.3–32.2	16.9
2053	12.44.2–36.8	9.43.1–32.4	16.7
2054	12.14.1–36.8	9.23–32.5	16.5
2055	11.84–36.1	8.92.9–32.3	16.3
2056	11.64–36.9	8.72.9–32.8	16.1
2057	11.43.9–36.1	8.52.8–32.5	15.9
2058	11.13.9–36.2	8.32.7–33.3	15.7
2059	10.93.8–35.2	8.12.6–33.8	15.5
2060	10.73.7–36	7.92.6–32.8	15.3
2061	10.53.7–36.7	7.72.5–31.7	15.1
2062	10.33.5–36	7.62.5–31.2	14.9
2063	10.13.4–35.5	7.42.4–30.2	14.7
2064	9.93.3–34.9	7.32.3–30.3	14.5
2065	9.73.3–34.9	7.12.3–30.1	14.3
2066	9.53.2–34.8	72.2–30.6	14.1
2067	9.43.2–35.2	6.92.2–29.7	13.9
2068	9.23.1–33.5	6.72.1–30.1	13.8
2069	93–33.1	6.62.1–28.6	13.6
2070	8.93–33.6	6.52–28.6	13.4
2071	8.72.9–31.8	6.42–28.8	13.2
2072	8.62.9–31.6	6.21.9–27.8	13
2073	8.42.8–32.5	6.11.9–28.1	12.9
2074	8.32.8–31.2	61.9–28.3	12.7
2075	8.22.7–30.5	5.91.9–27.8	12.6
2076	8.12.8–30.3	5.81.9–27.6	12.4
2077	82.7–30.7	5.71.8–27.5	12.3
2078	7.92.7–30.4	5.61.8–27.6	12.1
2079	7.82.6–29.9	5.61.8–26.2	12
2080	7.72.6–30.3	5.51.8–27.1	11.8
2081	7.72.6–30.3	5.41.8–26.8	11.7
2082	7.62.5–30.8	5.31.7–26.4	11.6
2083	7.52.5–29.5	5.21.7–26.8	11.5
2084	7.42.5–29.3	5.11.7–26.8	11.4
2085	7.32.5–29.7	51.7–26.7	11.3
2086	7.32.5–30	51.6–26.2	11.1
2087	7.22.5–29.5	4.91.6–26.4	11
2088	7.12.5–29.2	4.81.6–25.9	10.9
2089	72.5–29	4.81.5–25.1	10.8
2090	72.4–29.5	4.71.5–25.7	10.7
2091	6.92.4–30.2	4.61.5–25.6	10.6
2092	6.92.4–28.6	4.61.5–25.8	10.5
2093	6.82.4–29	4.51.5–25	10.4
2094	6.72.4–29.4	4.51.5–24.8	10.3
2095	6.72.3–27.9	4.41.4–24.6	10.1
2096	6.62.2–27.3	4.41.5–23.7	10
2097	6.52.3–27.9	4.31.5–23.4	9.9
2098	6.52.2–28.2	4.31.4–23.3	9.8
2099	6.42.2–26.8	4.21.4–22.6	9.7
2100	6.42.2–26.8	4.21.3–22.2	9.6

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Babies who die before their first birthday, per 1,000 born alive.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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