Kenya vs Mauritania: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
Kenya
2.6%
in 2023
Mauritania
2.7%
in 2023
Kenya rank
44th
Mauritania rank
41st
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex over time
- Kenya
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 2.7% against 2.6% in Kenya, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 44th and Mauritania ranks 41st of 236 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 12.7% | 16.2% | 3.5% | Mauritania |
| 1960s | 9.5% | 13.4% | 3.9% | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 7.7% | 11.4% | 3.7% | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 6.2% | 9.1% | 2.9% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 6.3% | 7.3% | 1.0% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 4.7% | 5.2% | 0.6% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 3.5% | 0.4% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.9% | 0.2% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying in infancy, by sex, Kenya or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 2.7% against 2.6% in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying in infancy, by sex between Kenya and Mauritania?
- 0.1%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Mauritania?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Mauritania rank globally for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
- Kenya ranks 44th and Mauritania ranks 41st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Probability of dying in infancy, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.