Life expectancy at age 15 in Mauritania
Mauritania: Life expectancy at age 15 was 81.97 in 2100. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at age 15 in Mauritania, 1950–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 81.97 for life expectancy at age 15 in 2100. That is the highest value across all 151 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 15 in Mauritania peaked at 81.97 in 2100 and was at its lowest, 58.63, in 1950.
That places Mauritania 170th out of 236 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 151 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 59.44 | 58.63 | 60.45 | 10 |
| 1960s | 62.57 | 60.84 | 64.21 | 10 |
| 1970s | 64.87 | 64.47 | 65.15 | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.99 | 65.26 | 66.74 | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.32 | 66.92 | 68.09 | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.43 | 68.41 | 70.15 | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.45 | 70.02 | 71.13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.53 | 69.99 | 72.34 | 10 |
| 2030s | 73.01 | 72.47 | 73.56 | 10 |
| 2040s | 74.24 | 73.68 | 74.83 | 10 |
| 2050s | 75.57 | 74.97 | 76.16 | 10 |
| 2060s | 76.94 | 76.31 | 77.57 | 10 |
| 2070s | 78.34 | 77.7 | 78.97 | 10 |
| 2080s | 79.77 | 79.12 | 80.41 | 10 |
| 2090s | 81.19 | 80.55 | 81.83 | 10 |
| 2100s | 81.97 | 81.97 | 81.97 | 1 |
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More health data for Mauritania
- 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 08, male, interpolated 74,246 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 69,336 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 67,815 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 69,383 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 72,578 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 70,970 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 15 in Mauritania?
- Life expectancy at age 15 in Mauritania was 81.97 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 81.97 in 2100.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.63 in 1950.
- How does Mauritania rank for life expectancy at age 15?
- Mauritania ranks 170th out of 236 countries with data for 2100.
- Is life expectancy at age 15 rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. 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 Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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