Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) was 24.26 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at age 60, male in Mauritania, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 24.26 years for life expectancy at age 60, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 54.5% on the previous year and up 59.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, male in Mauritania peaked at 24.26 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.81 years, in 1960.
Mauritania ranks 10th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 13.81 years | — |
| 1961 | 13.84 years | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 13.9 years | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 13.94 years | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 13.99 years | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 14.03 years | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 14.09 years | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 14.14 years | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 14.1 years | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 14.14 years | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 14.2 years | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 14.22 years | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 14.27 years | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 14.3 years | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 14.3 years | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 14.25 years | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 14.22 years | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 14.19 years | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 14.2 years | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 14.2 years | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 14.23 years | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 14.24 years | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 14.27 years | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 14.21 years | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 14.26 years | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 14.31 years | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 14.35 years | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 14.42 years | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 14.46 years | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 14.47 years | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 14.52 years | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 14.53 years | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 14.57 years | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 14.61 years | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 14.58 years | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 14.57 years | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 14.56 years | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 14.62 years | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 14.63 years | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 14.72 years | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 14.79 years | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 14.85 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 14.88 years | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 14.9 years | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 14.96 years | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 14.99 years | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 15.04 years | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 15.04 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 15.06 years | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 15.07 years | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 15.11 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 15.08 years | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 15.08 years | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 15.08 years | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 15.17 years | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 15.25 years | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 15.38 years | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 15.47 years | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 15.56 years | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 15.58 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 14.44 years | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 14.77 years | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 15.66 years | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 15.7 years | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 24.26 years | +54.5% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 24.26 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.3 years, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 24.26 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.25 years, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +54.5% | 15.7 years | 24.26 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14 years | 13.81 years | 14.14 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 14.24 years | 14.19 years | 14.3 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.32 years | 14.21 years | 14.47 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.59 years | 14.52 years | 14.72 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.96 years | 14.79 years | 15.07 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.28 years | 15.08 years | 15.58 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.97 years | 14.44 years | 24.26 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More gender data for Mauritania
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,466 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.77 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 3,596 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 3,596 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.17 % change on previous year (2030)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, male in Mauritania?
- Life expectancy at age 60, male in Mauritania was 24.26 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, male recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 24.26 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, male recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.81 years in 1960.
- How does Mauritania rank for life expectancy at age 60, male?
- Mauritania ranks 10th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, male rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.9%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at age 60, male is the average number of years that a male at age 60 would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of age 60 were to stay the same throughout his life.