Inequality in life expectancy in Mauritania
Mauritania: Inequality in life expectancy was 0.1935 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Inequality in life expectancy in Mauritania, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, inequality in life expectancy in Mauritania stood at 0.1935. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality in life expectancy in Mauritania peaked at 0.2516 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1935, in 2023.
Mauritania ranks 50th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2309 | 0.2111 | 0.2516 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1994 | 0.1935 | 0.205 | 4 |
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More health data for Mauritania
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (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)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 46,813 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality in life expectancy in Mauritania?
- Inequality in life expectancy in Mauritania was 0.1935 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in life expectancy recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2516 in 2010.
- What is the lowest inequality in life expectancy recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1935 in 2023.
- How does Mauritania rank for inequality in life expectancy?
- Mauritania ranks 50th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in life expectancy rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of the number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.