Life expectancy at birth, male in Mauritania
Mauritania: Life expectancy at birth, male was 66.7 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
66.7 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
159th
of 217 countries
All-time high
66.7 years
in 2024
All-time low
42.73 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, male in Mauritania, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 66.7 years for life expectancy at birth, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Mauritania peaked at 66.7 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.73 years, in 1960.
That places Mauritania 159th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, male in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 42.73 years | — |
| 1961 | 43.36 years | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 44.08 years | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 44.72 years | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 45.43 years | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 46.15 years | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 46.87 years | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 47.56 years | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 47.97 years | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 48.49 years | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 48.97 years | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 49.19 years | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 49.47 years | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 49.66 years | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 49.79 years | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 49.78 years | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 49.94 years | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 50.15 years | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 50.55 years | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 50.95 years | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 51.45 years | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 51.95 years | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 52.51 years | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 52.82 years | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 53.48 years | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 54.14 years | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 54.7 years | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 55.34 years | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 55.9 years | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 56.12 years | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 56.59 years | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 56.82 years | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 57.08 years | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 57.28 years | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 57.29 years | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 57.39 years | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 57.43 years | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 57.84 years | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 58.12 years | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 58.67 years | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 59.25 years | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 59.79 years | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 60.32 years | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 60.78 years | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 61.36 years | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 61.8 years | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 62.33 years | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 62.68 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 62.98 years | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 63.24 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 63.49 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 63.59 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 63.74 years | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 63.85 years | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 64.22 years | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 64.56 years | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 64.97 years | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 65.3 years | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 65.64 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 65.82 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 64.8 years | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 64.88 years | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 66.33 years | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 66.5 years | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 66.7 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45.74 years | 42.73 years | 48.49 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 49.84 years | 48.97 years | 50.95 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 53.84 years | 51.45 years | 56.12 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.45 years | 56.59 years | 58.67 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.45 years | 59.25 years | 63.24 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.52 years | 63.49 years | 65.82 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.84 years | 64.8 years | 66.7 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 156 Philippines 66.99 years compare
- 157 Botswana 66.78 years compare
- 158 Eritrea 66.76 years compare
- 160 Republic of Moldova 66.7 years compare
- 161 Guyana 66.62 years compare
- 162 Sao Tome and Principe 66.41 years compare
More health data for Mauritania
- 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 653 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,563 (2100)
- 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)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2146 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in Mauritania?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Mauritania was 66.7 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 66.7 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.73 years in 1960.
- How does Mauritania rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Mauritania ranks 159th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male 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 World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, male (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.