Sex gap in life expectancy in Mauritania
Mauritania: Sex gap in life expectancy was 3.98 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
3.98 years
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
184th
of 236 countries
All-time high
4.49 years
in 2009
All-time low
1.72 years
in 1959
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy in Mauritania, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 3.98 years for sex gap in life expectancy in 2023.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy in Mauritania peaked at 4.49 years in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.72 years, in 1959.
That places Mauritania 184th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.94 years | — |
| 1951 | 1.9 years | -2.3% |
| 1952 | 2.07 years | +9.3% |
| 1953 | 2.05 years | -1.1% |
| 1954 | 1.96 years | -4.2% |
| 1955 | 2.03 years | +3.5% |
| 1956 | 1.9 years | -6.3% |
| 1957 | 1.96 years | +2.7% |
| 1958 | 1.78 years | -9.0% |
| 1959 | 1.72 years | -3.4% |
| 1960 | 1.79 years | +4.3% |
| 1961 | 1.93 years | +7.5% |
| 1962 | 1.97 years | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 2.17 years | +10.6% |
| 1964 | 2.32 years | +6.8% |
| 1965 | 2.44 years | +5.3% |
| 1966 | 2.55 years | +4.4% |
| 1967 | 2.69 years | +5.4% |
| 1968 | 3.12 years | +16.1% |
| 1969 | 3.24 years | +3.8% |
| 1970 | 3.2 years | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 3.18 years | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 3.18 years | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 3.14 years | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 3.32 years | +5.8% |
| 1975 | 3.63 years | +9.3% |
| 1976 | 3.72 years | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 3.76 years | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 3.65 years | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 3.67 years | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 3.54 years | -3.5% |
| 1981 | 3.5 years | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 3.46 years | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 3.55 years | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 3.45 years | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 3.36 years | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 3.26 years | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 3.26 years | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 3.18 years | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 3.15 years | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 3 years | -5.0% |
| 1991 | 2.93 years | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 2.98 years | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 2.9 years | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 2.94 years | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 2.93 years | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 2.96 years | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 3.14 years | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 3.53 years | +12.3% |
| 1999 | 3.53 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 3.58 years | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 3.73 years | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 3.85 years | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 4.04 years | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 3.99 years | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 4.23 years | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 4.29 years | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 4.38 years | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 4.46 years | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 4.49 years | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 4.4 years | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 4.42 years | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 4.27 years | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 4.24 years | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 4.1 years | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 4 years | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 3.8 years | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 3.66 years | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 3.61 years | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 3.7 years | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 4.09 years | +10.6% |
| 2021 | 3.81 years | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 3.94 years | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 3.98 years | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.93 years | 1.72 years | 2.07 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.42 years | 1.79 years | 3.24 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.45 years | 3.14 years | 3.76 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.37 years | 3.15 years | 3.55 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.08 years | 2.9 years | 3.53 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.1 years | 3.58 years | 4.49 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.02 years | 3.61 years | 4.42 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.96 years | 3.81 years | 4.09 years | 4 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8878 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 653 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,563 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 3.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0063 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 4.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0049 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy in Mauritania?
- Sex gap in life expectancy in Mauritania was 3.98 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 4.49 years in 2009.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.72 years in 1959.
- How does Mauritania rank for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Mauritania ranks 184th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex gap in life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.