Life expectancy at birth, female in Mauritania
Mauritania: Life expectancy at birth, female was 70.73 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
70.73 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
171st
of 217 countries
All-time high
70.73 years
in 2024
All-time low
44.52 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, female in Mauritania, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, female in Mauritania stood at 70.73 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Mauritania peaked at 70.73 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44.52 years, in 1960.
Mauritania ranks 171st of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, female in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 44.52 years | — |
| 1961 | 45.28 years | +1.7% |
| 1962 | 46.04 years | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 46.89 years | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 47.76 years | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 48.6 years | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 49.43 years | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 50.25 years | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 51.09 years | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 51.73 years | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 52.17 years | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 52.37 years | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 52.65 years | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 52.81 years | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 53.12 years | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 53.41 years | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 53.66 years | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 53.91 years | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 54.2 years | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 54.62 years | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 54.99 years | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 55.45 years | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 55.98 years | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 56.37 years | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 56.93 years | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 57.5 years | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 57.96 years | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 58.6 years | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 59.07 years | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 59.28 years | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 59.58 years | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 59.75 years | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 60.05 years | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 60.18 years | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 60.23 years | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 60.32 years | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 60.39 years | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 60.99 years | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 61.66 years | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 62.21 years | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 62.83 years | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 63.53 years | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 64.17 years | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 64.82 years | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 65.36 years | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 66.02 years | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 66.62 years | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 67.06 years | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 67.44 years | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 67.73 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 67.88 years | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 68.01 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 68 years | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 68.09 years | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 68.33 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 68.56 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 68.77 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 68.95 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 69.26 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 69.52 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 68.9 years | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 68.69 years | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 70.26 years | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 70.48 years | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 70.73 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.16 years | 44.52 years | 51.73 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 53.29 years | 52.17 years | 54.62 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 57.21 years | 54.99 years | 59.28 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.54 years | 59.58 years | 62.21 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.56 years | 62.83 years | 67.73 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.54 years | 67.88 years | 69.52 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.81 years | 68.69 years | 70.73 years | 5 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8878 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2090)
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- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0177 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0147 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Mauritania?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Mauritania was 70.73 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 70.73 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.52 years in 1960.
- How does Mauritania rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Mauritania ranks 171st out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.