Food supply vs life expectancy in Mauritania

Mauritania: Food supply vs life expectancy was 68.48 in 2023. β–² Rising

Latest (2023)
68.48
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
175th
of 229 countries
All-time high
68.48
in 2023
All-time low
38.38
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Food supply vs life expectancy in Mauritania, 1950–2023

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Mauritania recorded 68.48 for food supply 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, food supply vs life expectancy in Mauritania peaked at 68.48 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 38.38, in 1950.

That places Mauritania 175th out of 229 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.

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Mauritania

  1. 172 Senegal 68.68 compare
  2. 173 Eritrea 68.62 compare
  3. 174 Bolivia 68.58 compare
  4. 176 Gabon 68.34 compare
  5. 177 Uganda 68.25 compare
  6. 178 Rwanda 67.78 compare

See the full ranking of 236 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is food supply vs life expectancy in Mauritania?
Food supply vs life expectancy in Mauritania was 68.48 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest food supply vs life expectancy recorded in Mauritania?
The highest recorded value was 68.48 in 2023.
What is the lowest food supply vs life expectancy recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 38.38 in 1950.
How does Mauritania rank for food supply vs life expectancy?
Mauritania ranks 175th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
Is food supply 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Food supply vs life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food supply vs life expectancy
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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