Malta vs Mauritania: Sex gap in life expectancy
Malta
3.99 years
in 2023
Mauritania
3.98 years
in 2023
Malta rank
183rd
Mauritania rank
184th
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Malta
- Mauritania
How they compare
Malta currently reports 3.99 years against 3.98 years in Mauritania, a difference of 0.01 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 183rd and Mauritania ranks 184th of 236 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.3 years | 1.93 years | 1.36 years | Malta |
| 1960s | 3.81 years | 2.42 years | 1.39 years | Malta |
| 1970s | 4.3 years | 3.45 years | 0.8497 years | Malta |
| 1980s | 4.2 years | 3.37 years | 0.8257 years | Malta |
| 1990s | 4.7 years | 3.08 years | 1.61 years | Malta |
| 2000s | 5 years | 4.1 years | 0.8936 years | Malta |
| 2010s | 4.64 years | 4.02 years | 0.6237 years | Malta |
| 2020s | 4.08 years | 3.96 years | 0.1195 years | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Malta or Mauritania?
- Malta, at 3.99 years against 3.98 years in Mauritania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Malta and Mauritania?
- 0.01 years, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Mauritania?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Malta and Mauritania rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Malta ranks 183rd and Mauritania ranks 184th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – 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.