Mauritania vs Senegal: Sex gap in life expectancy
Mauritania
3.98 years
in 2023
Senegal
3.96 years
in 2023
Mauritania rank
184th
Senegal rank
186th
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Mauritania
- Senegal
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 3.98 years against 3.96 years in Senegal, a difference of 0.02 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 184th and Senegal ranks 186th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 6 and Senegal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.93 years | 1.03 years | 0.9036 years | Mauritania |
| 1960s | 2.42 years | 1 years | 1.42 years | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 3.45 years | 1.38 years | 2.06 years | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 3.37 years | 2.73 years | 0.6438 years | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 3.08 years | 3.09 years | 0.009 years | Senegal |
| 2000s | 4.1 years | 3.38 years | 0.7212 years | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 4.02 years | 3.83 years | 0.1873 years | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 3.96 years | 4.06 years | 0.1043 years | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Mauritania or Senegal?
- Mauritania, at 3.98 years against 3.96 years in Senegal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Mauritania and Senegal?
- 0.02 years, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Senegal?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and Senegal rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Mauritania ranks 184th and Senegal ranks 186th 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.