Mauritania vs Turkmenistan: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
Mauritania
2.7%
in 2023
Turkmenistan
2.7%
in 2023
Mauritania rank
41st
Turkmenistan rank
43rd
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex over time
- Mauritania
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 2.7% against 2.7% in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 41st and Turkmenistan ranks 43rd of 236 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 16.2% | 11.5% | 4.7% | Mauritania |
| 1960s | 13.4% | 9.6% | 3.7% | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 11.4% | 7.9% | 3.5% | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 9.1% | 6.3% | 2.8% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 7.3% | 5.1% | 2.2% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 5.2% | 3.7% | 1.6% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 2.9% | 0.6% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.8% | 0.1% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying in infancy, by sex, Mauritania or Turkmenistan?
- Mauritania, at 2.7% against 2.7% in Turkmenistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying in infancy, by sex between Mauritania and Turkmenistan?
- 0.0%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Turkmenistan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and Turkmenistan rank globally for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
- Mauritania ranks 41st and Turkmenistan ranks 43rd 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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About this data
Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.