Mauritania vs Rwanda: Life expectancy at birth, total

Mauritania
68.71 years
in 2024
Rwanda
68.02 years
in 2024
Mauritania rank
164th
Rwanda rank
167th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • Mauritania
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 68.71 years against 68.02 years in Rwanda, a difference of 0.69 years.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Rwanda ahead.

Mauritania ranks 164th and Rwanda ranks 167th of 217 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Rwanda Difference Ahead
1960s 46.93 years 47.39 years 0.4533 years Rwanda
1970s 51.54 years 46.12 years 5.42 years Mauritania
1980s 55.52 years 50.52 years 5 years Mauritania
1990s 59 years 40.83 years 18.16 years Mauritania
2000s 63.51 years 55.49 years 8.03 years Mauritania
2010s 66.48 years 65.05 years 1.42 years Mauritania
2020s 67.81 years 67.43 years 0.3802 years Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Mauritania or Rwanda?
Mauritania, at 68.71 years against 68.02 years in Rwanda as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Mauritania and Rwanda?
0.69 years, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Rwanda?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Mauritania and Rwanda rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
Mauritania ranks 164th and Rwanda ranks 167th of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Life expectancy at birth, total (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, total (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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.