Eritrea vs Mauritania: Life expectancy at birth, female

Eritrea
70.94 years
in 2024
Mauritania
70.73 years
in 2024
Eritrea rank
168th
Mauritania rank
171st

Life expectancy at birth, female over time

  • Eritrea
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 70.94 years against 70.73 years in Mauritania, a difference of 0.21 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mauritania ahead.

Eritrea ranks 168th and Mauritania ranks 171st of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Mauritania Difference Ahead
1960s 41.13 years 48.16 years 7.03 years Mauritania
1970s 44.07 years 53.29 years 9.22 years Mauritania
1980s 45.56 years 57.21 years 11.65 years Mauritania
1990s 55.17 years 60.54 years 5.37 years Mauritania
2000s 62.03 years 65.56 years 3.52 years Mauritania
2010s 67.58 years 68.54 years 0.957 years Mauritania
2020s 69.93 years 69.81 years 0.1218 years Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, female, Eritrea or Mauritania?
Eritrea, at 70.94 years against 70.73 years in Mauritania as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, female between Eritrea and Mauritania?
0.21 years, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Mauritania?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Eritrea and Mauritania rank globally for life expectancy at birth, female?
Eritrea ranks 168th and Mauritania ranks 171st of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
265 places, 17,191 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.