Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Mauritania
Mauritania: Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 was 75.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Mauritania, 1960–2024
Source: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Mauritania is 75.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Mauritania peaked at 75.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.4%, in 1960.
Mauritania ranks 164th 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.
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 37.4% | — |
| 1961 | 38.4% | +2.8% |
| 1962 | 39.5% | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 40.7% | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 41.9% | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 43.2% | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 44.4% | +2.8% |
| 1967 | 45.6% | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 46.9% | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 47.9% | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 48.5% | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 48.8% | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 49.2% | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 49.4% | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 50.0% | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 50.4% | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 50.7% | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 51.0% | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 51.2% | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 51.8% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 52.2% | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 52.7% | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 53.4% | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 53.8% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 54.6% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 55.4% | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 56.0% | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 56.9% | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 57.6% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 57.8% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 58.2% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 58.3% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 58.8% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 59.0% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 59.1% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 59.2% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 60.3% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 61.5% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 62.4% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 63.5% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 64.6% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 65.7% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 66.7% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 67.4% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 68.5% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 69.4% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 70.1% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 70.6% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 71.0% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 71.1% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 71.2% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 71.0% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 71.4% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 71.8% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 72.1% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 72.4% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 72.9% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 73.3% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 71.9% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 71.0% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 74.5% | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 74.8% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 75.2% | +0.5% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 75.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.2%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 75.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 68.2%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42.6% | 37.4% | 47.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 50.1% | 48.5% | 51.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 55.0% | 52.2% | 57.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 59.6% | 58.2% | 62.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.8% | 63.5% | 71.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.8% | 71.0% | 73.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.5% | 71.0% | 75.2% | 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 share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Mauritania?
- Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Mauritania was 75.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 75.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.4% in 1960.
- How does Mauritania rank for share of women expected to survive to the age of 65?
- Mauritania ranks 164th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This measure shows the share newborns that would survive to the age of 65, if subject to age-specific death rates in a given year.