Life expectancy at age 60, female in Mauritania
Mauritania: Life expectancy at age 60, female was 18.26 years in 2024. β² Rising
Life expectancy at age 60, female in Mauritania, 1960β2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 18.26 years for life expectancy at age 60, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, female in Mauritania peaked at 18.26 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.49 years, in 1960.
Mauritania ranks 173rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.85 years | 14.49 years | 15.26 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.41 years | 15.3 years | 15.51 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.7 years | 15.5 years | 15.9 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.08 years | 15.94 years | 16.36 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.99 years | 16.48 years | 17.44 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.62 years | 17.46 years | 17.9 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.79 years | 17.14 years | 18.26 years | 5 |
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More gender data for Mauritania
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 85,317 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 87,574 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 83,378 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 85,511 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 81,699 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 83,772 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 80,167 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 82,174 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 78,668 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 80,592 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, female in Mauritania?
- Life expectancy at age 60, female in Mauritania was 18.26 years in 2024, according to 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 18.26 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.49 years in 1960.
- How does Mauritania rank for life expectancy at age 60, female?
- Mauritania ranks 173rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, female rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023, published as part of Life expectancy at age 60, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at age 60, female is the average number of years that a female at age 60 would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of age 60 were to stay the same throughout her life.