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
51015195019862023

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) – 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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Indicator
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
Unit
%
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.