Mauritania vs Sao Tome and Principe: Life expectancy at birth, male
Mauritania
66.7 years
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
66.41 years
in 2024
Mauritania rank
160th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
163rd
Life expectancy at birth, male over time
- Mauritania
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 66.7 years against 66.41 years in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.29 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 160th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 163rd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 3 and Sao Tome and Principe in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45.74 years | 48.52 years | 2.78 years | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1970s | 49.84 years | 56.05 years | 6.21 years | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 53.84 years | 57.89 years | 4.05 years | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 57.45 years | 58.73 years | 1.28 years | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 61.45 years | 60.38 years | 1.07 years | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 64.52 years | 62.96 years | 1.56 years | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 65.84 years | 65.53 years | 0.3112 years | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, male, Mauritania or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Mauritania, at 66.7 years against 66.41 years in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, male between Mauritania and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.29 years, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Mauritania ranks 160th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 163rd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Life expectancy at birth, male (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.