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Share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy in Mauritania

Mauritania: Share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy was 68.48 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
68.48 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
182nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
68.48 years
in 2023
All-time low
38.38 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy in Mauritania, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Mauritania recorded 68.48 years for share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy in Mauritania peaked at 68.48 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 38.38 years, in 1950.

That places Mauritania 182nd 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.

Share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy in Mauritania, year by year

Year years Change
1950 38.38 years —
1951 38.85 years +1.2%
1952 39.2 years +0.9%
1953 39.6 years +1.0%
1954 40.14 years +1.4%
1955 40.58 years +1.1%
1956 41.14 years +1.4%
1957 41.74 years +1.4%
1958 42.3 years +1.3%
1959 42.89 years +1.4%
1960 43.61 years +1.7%
1961 44.31 years +1.6%
1962 45.05 years +1.7%
1963 45.79 years +1.7%
1964 46.58 years +1.7%
1965 47.36 years +1.7%
1966 48.13 years +1.6%
1967 48.89 years +1.6%
1968 49.51 years +1.3%
1969 50.09 years +1.2%
1970 50.54 years +0.9%
1971 50.76 years +0.4%
1972 51.04 years +0.6%
1973 51.22 years +0.4%
1974 51.43 years +0.4%
1975 51.57 years +0.3%
1976 51.77 years +0.4%
1977 52 years +0.4%
1978 52.35 years +0.7%
1979 52.76 years +0.8%
1980 53.2 years +0.8%
1981 53.68 years +0.9%
1982 54.23 years +1.0%
1983 54.58 years +0.6%
1984 55.2 years +1.1%
1985 55.81 years +1.1%
1986 56.32 years +0.9%
1987 56.96 years +1.1%
1988 57.48 years +0.9%
1989 57.7 years +0.4%
1990 58.09 years +0.7%
1991 58.29 years +0.4%
1992 58.57 years +0.5%
1993 58.73 years +0.3%
1994 58.76 years +0.1%
1995 58.86 years +0.2%
1996 58.91 years +0.1%
1997 59.42 years +0.9%
1998 59.89 years +0.8%
1999 60.44 years +0.9%
2000 61.04 years +1.0%
2001 61.66 years +1.0%
2002 62.25 years +1.0%
2003 62.8 years +0.9%
2004 63.37 years +0.9%
2005 63.92 years +0.9%
2006 64.49 years +0.9%
2007 64.89 years +0.6%
2008 65.23 years +0.5%
2009 65.48 years +0.4%
2010 65.66 years +0.3%
2011 65.75 years +0.1%
2012 65.81 years +0.1%
2013 65.89 years +0.1%
2014 66.21 years +0.5%
2015 66.5 years +0.4%
2016 66.82 years +0.5%
2017 67.09 years +0.4%
2018 67.42 years +0.5%
2019 67.64 years +0.3%
2020 66.79 years -1.3%
2021 66.76 years -0.0%
2022 68.28 years +2.3%
2023 68.48 years +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 40.48 years 38.38 years 42.89 years 10
1960s 46.93 years 43.61 years 50.09 years 10
1970s 51.54 years 50.54 years 52.76 years 10
1980s 55.52 years 53.2 years 57.7 years 10
1990s 59 years 58.09 years 60.44 years 10
2000s 63.51 years 61.04 years 65.48 years 10
2010s 66.48 years 65.66 years 67.64 years 10
2020s 67.58 years 66.76 years 68.48 years 4

Countries ranked near Mauritania

  1. 179 Senegal 68.68 years compare
  2. 180 Eritrea 68.62 years compare
  3. 181 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 68.58 years compare
  4. 183 Gabon 68.34 years compare
  5. 184 Uganda 68.25 years compare
  6. 185 Rwanda 67.78 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy in Mauritania?
Share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy in Mauritania was 68.48 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy recorded in Mauritania?
The highest recorded value was 68.48 years in 2023.
What is the lowest share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 38.38 years in 1950.
How does Mauritania rank for share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy?
Mauritania ranks 182nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy rising or falling in Mauritania?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mauritania data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Period life expectancy at birth.