Lebanon vs Mauritania: Sex gap in life expectancy
Lebanon
3.99 years
in 2023
Mauritania
3.98 years
in 2023
Lebanon rank
182nd
Mauritania rank
184th
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Lebanon
- Mauritania
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 3.99 years against 3.98 years in Mauritania, a difference of 0.01 years.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Lebanon ahead.
Lebanon ranks 182nd and Mauritania ranks 184th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 6 and Mauritania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lebanon | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.43 years | 1.93 years | 2.49 years | Lebanon |
| 1960s | 3.68 years | 2.42 years | 1.26 years | Lebanon |
| 1970s | 7.15 years | 3.45 years | 3.7 years | Lebanon |
| 1980s | 10.16 years | 3.37 years | 6.79 years | Lebanon |
| 1990s | 3.83 years | 3.08 years | 0.7422 years | Lebanon |
| 2000s | 4.03 years | 4.1 years | 0.0753 years | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 3.9 years | 4.02 years | 0.1187 years | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 4.51 years | 3.96 years | 0.5494 years | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Lebanon or Mauritania?
- Lebanon, at 3.99 years against 3.98 years in Mauritania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Lebanon and Mauritania?
- 0.01 years, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Mauritania?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Lebanon and Mauritania rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Lebanon ranks 182nd and Mauritania ranks 184th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sex gap in life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.