Mauritania - Maternal Mortality Ratio

Since 2014, Mauritania Maternal Mortality Ratio was down by 0.9% year on year. At 760 Units (Deaths) Per Hundred Thousand Live Births in 2019, the country was number 7 comparing other countries in Maternal Mortality Ratio. Mauritania is overtaken by Central African Republic, which was ranked number 6 with 800 Units (Deaths) Per Hundred Thousand Live Births and is followed by Liberia at 643 Units (Deaths) Per Hundred Thousand Live Births. Chad topped the ranking with 1,113 Units (Deaths) Per Hundred Thousand Live Births in 2019, -1.1% compared to 2018. South Sudan, Sierra Leone and Nigeria respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. United States witnessed the best average annual growth at +4.6% per year, while Belarus witnessed the worst performance at -19.7% per year.

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Date Units (Deaths) Per Hundred Thousand Live Births
2019 760.00
2018 764.00
2017 766.00
2016 777.00
2015 785.00
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How does Mauritania rank in Maternal Mortality Ratio?

# 183 Countries Units (Deaths) Per Hundred Thousand Live Births Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Chad
1,113 2019 -1.1 % -1.0 % View data
2 #2
South Sudan
1,109 2019 -1.1 % -0.6 % View data
6 #6
Central African Republic
800 2019 -2.6 % -3.6 % View data
7 #7
Mauritania
760 2019 -0.5 % -0.9 % View data
8 #8
Liberia
643 2019 -1.2 % -1.3 % View data
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