Mauritania vs Senegal: Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth
Mauritania
3.98
in 2023
Senegal
3.96
in 2023
Mauritania rank
184th
Senegal rank
186th
Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth over time
- Mauritania
- Senegal
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 3.98 against 3.96 in Senegal, a difference of 0.02.
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 | 1.03 | 0.9036 | Mauritania |
| 1960s | 2.42 | 1 | 1.42 | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 3.45 | 1.38 | 2.06 | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 3.37 | 2.73 | 0.6438 | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 3.08 | 3.09 | 0.009 | Senegal |
| 2000s | 4.1 | 3.38 | 0.7212 | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 4.02 | 3.83 | 0.1873 | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 3.96 | 4.06 | 0.1043 | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher difference in female and male life expectancy at birth, Mauritania or Senegal?
- Mauritania, at 3.98 against 3.96 in Senegal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in difference in female and male life expectancy at birth between Mauritania and Senegal?
- 0.02, 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 difference in female and male life expectancy at birth?
- Mauritania ranks 184th and Senegal ranks 186th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.