Infant Mortality Rate (Per 1,000 Live Births) for Mauritania
Created on April 7, 2021.
Updated on May 15, 2023.

The total infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births for Mauritania was 32.20 in 2021, a difference of -0.8 compared to 2020, according to recent data from the World Bank. The most recent figures on male and female infant mortality rates for Mauritania were 35.60 and 28.70 respectively in 2021.

The World Bank defines infant mortality rate as "the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year".

The chart and table below shows the total, male, and female infant mortality rates of Mauritania for 1960-2021.

See also: Neonatal Mortality Rate of Mauritania.

Data Source: World Bank.
Infant Mortality Rate Per 1K Live Births for Mauritania
Total
Male
Female
Infant Mortality Rate Per 1K Live Births for Mauritania
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Year Total Male Female
1960 130.40 139.50 120.90
1961 127.50 136.60 117.90
1962 124.60 133.90 115.00
1963 121.80 131.00 112.10
1964 119.00 128.30 109.30
1965 116.10 125.20 106.40
1966 113.10 122.30 103.50
1967 110.10 119.20 100.60
1968 107.30 116.40 97.80
1969 105.00 114.10 95.50
1970 103.60 112.60 94.10
1971 102.90 112.00 93.40
1972 102.80 112.00 93.20
1973 102.90 112.20 93.30
1974 102.90 112.20 93.10
1975 102.30 111.50 92.50
1976 101.10 110.30 91.30
1977 99.30 108.60 89.50
1978 97.30 106.40 87.60
1979 95.10 104.20 85.50
1980 93.00 101.90 83.50
1981 90.90 99.70 81.70
1982 88.80 97.50 79.70
1983 86.60 95.10 77.70
1984 84.10 92.40 75.40
1985 81.20 89.40 72.70
1986 78.40 86.40 70.10
1987 75.90 83.60 67.90
1988 73.90 81.30 66.00
1989 72.30 79.60 64.60
1990 71.20 78.40 63.60
1991 70.50 77.60 63.00
1992 69.90 77.00 62.60
1993 69.50 76.50 62.10
1994 69.10 76.10 61.70
1995 68.60 75.70 61.20
1996 68.10 75.10 60.60
1997 67.30 74.30 59.80
1998 66.10 73.10 58.80
1999 64.60 71.50 57.40
2000 62.70 69.40 55.60
2001 60.40 67.00 53.50
2002 57.90 64.20 51.30
2003 55.20 61.20 48.90
2004 52.50 58.20 46.50
2005 49.90 55.40 44.30
2006 47.60 52.80 42.30
2007 45.70 50.60 40.50
2008 44.00 48.70 39.10
2009 42.70 47.20 37.90
2010 41.60 45.90 37.00
2011 40.60 44.90 36.20
2012 39.80 43.90 35.40
2013 39.00 43.00 34.70
2014 38.10 42.10 34.00
2015 37.20 41.10 33.20
2016 36.40 40.10 32.40
2017 35.50 39.20 31.70
2018 34.70 38.30 30.90
2019 33.80 37.30 30.10
2020 33.00 36.40 29.40
2021 32.20 35.60 28.70