ex - expectation of life at age x in Mauritania
Mauritania: ex - expectation of life at age x was 68.87 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
68.87
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
121st
of 184 countries
All-time high
70.18
in 2019
All-time low
62.92
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
ex - expectation of life at age x in Mauritania, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 68.87 for ex - expectation of life at age x in 2021.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ex - expectation of life at age x in Mauritania peaked at 70.18 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 62.92, in 2000.
That places Mauritania 121st out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
ex - expectation of life at age x in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 62.92 | — |
| 2001 | 63.49 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 64.16 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 64.84 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 65.4 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 65.91 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 66.62 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 67.11 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 67.64 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 68.08 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 68.45 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 68.8 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 69.09 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 69.22 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 69.29 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 69.45 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 69.66 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 69.81 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 70 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 70.18 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 68.93 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 68.87 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.62 | 62.92 | 68.08 | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.4 | 68.45 | 70.18 | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.9 | 68.87 | 68.93 | 2 |
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More health data for Mauritania
- 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 0-14, female, annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2093 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2146 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ex - expectation of life at age x in Mauritania?
- Ex - expectation of life at age x in Mauritania was 68.87 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest ex - expectation of life at age x recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 70.18 in 2019.
- What is the lowest ex - expectation of life at age x recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.92 in 2000.
- How does Mauritania rank for ex - expectation of life at age x?
- Mauritania ranks 121st out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is ex - expectation of life at age x rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of ex - expectation of life at age x. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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