Food supply vs life expectancy in Mauritania
Mauritania: Food supply vs life expectancy was 68.48 in 2023. β² Rising
Food supply vs life expectancy in Mauritania, 1950β2023
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More health data for Mauritania
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 653 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,563 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 41,224 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 43,793 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 42,910 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 45,242 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 44,786 (2025)
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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