Malawi vs Mauritania: Life expectancy at birth, female

Malawi
70.77 years
in 2024
Mauritania
70.73 years
in 2024
Malawi rank
170th
Mauritania rank
171st

Life expectancy at birth, female over time

  • Malawi
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 70.77 years against 70.73 years in Mauritania, a difference of 0.04 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mauritania ahead.

Malawi ranks 170th and Mauritania ranks 171st of 217 countries.

Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Mauritania Difference Ahead
1960s 37.23 years 48.16 years 10.92 years Mauritania
1970s 41.49 years 53.29 years 11.8 years Mauritania
1980s 46.23 years 57.21 years 10.99 years Mauritania
1990s 45.33 years 60.54 years 15.21 years Mauritania
2000s 53.24 years 65.56 years 12.32 years Mauritania
2010s 64.64 years 68.54 years 3.9 years Mauritania
2020s 69.55 years 69.81 years 0.2574 years Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, female, Malawi or Mauritania?
Malawi, at 70.77 years against 70.73 years in Mauritania as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, female between Malawi and Mauritania?
0.04 years, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Mauritania?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Malawi and Mauritania rank globally for life expectancy at birth, female?
Malawi ranks 170th 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.