Life Expectancy at Birth in Mauritania
Mauritania: Life Expectancy at Birth was 68.71 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
68.71
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
163rd
of 216 countries
All-time high
68.71
in 2024
All-time low
43.61
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life Expectancy at Birth in Mauritania, 1960–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth in Mauritania stood at 68.71. 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 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Mauritania peaked at 68.71 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.61, in 1960.
That places Mauritania 163rd out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life Expectancy at Birth in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 43.61 | — |
| 1961 | 44.31 | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 45.05 | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 45.79 | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 46.58 | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 47.36 | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 48.13 | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 48.89 | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 49.51 | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 50.09 | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 50.54 | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 50.76 | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 51.04 | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 51.22 | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 51.43 | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 51.57 | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 51.77 | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 52 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 52.35 | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 52.76 | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 53.2 | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 53.68 | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 54.23 | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 54.58 | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 55.2 | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 55.81 | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 56.32 | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 56.96 | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 57.48 | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 57.7 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 58.09 | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 58.29 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 58.57 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 58.73 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 58.76 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 58.86 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 58.91 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 59.42 | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 59.89 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 60.44 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 61.04 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 61.66 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 62.25 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 62.8 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 63.37 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 63.92 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 64.49 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 64.89 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 65.23 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 65.48 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 65.66 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 65.75 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 65.81 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 65.89 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 66.21 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 66.5 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 66.82 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 67.09 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 67.42 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 67.64 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 66.79 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 66.76 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 68.28 | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 68.48 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 68.71 | +0.3% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 68.71 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 67.85, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 68.71 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64.26, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.93 | 43.61 | 50.09 | 10 |
| 1970s | 51.54 | 50.54 | 52.76 | 10 |
| 1980s | 55.52 | 53.2 | 57.7 | 10 |
| 1990s | 59 | 58.09 | 60.44 | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.51 | 61.04 | 65.48 | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.48 | 65.66 | 67.64 | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.81 | 66.76 | 68.71 | 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 birth in Mauritania?
- Life expectancy at birth in Mauritania was 68.71 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 68.71 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.61 in 1960.
- How does Mauritania rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Mauritania ranks 163rd out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.