Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Mauritania
Mauritania: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth was 60.39 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Mauritania, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Mauritania stood at 60.39.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Mauritania peaked at 61.59 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 55.21, in 2000.
That places Mauritania 120th 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.
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 55.21 | — |
| 2001 | 55.7 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 56.27 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 56.83 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 57.31 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 57.75 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 58.36 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 58.79 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 59.26 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 59.68 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 60.02 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 60.33 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 60.6 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 60.73 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 60.81 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 60.96 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 61.14 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 61.28 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 61.43 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 61.59 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 60.55 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 60.39 | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.52 | 55.21 | 59.68 | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.89 | 60.02 | 61.59 | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.47 | 60.39 | 60.55 | 2 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8878 % change on previous year (2100)
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Mauritania?
- Healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Mauritania was 60.39 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 61.59 in 2019.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.21 in 2000.
- How does Mauritania rank for healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth?
- Mauritania ranks 120th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth 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 Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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