Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) was 68.71 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
68.71 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
165th
of 218 countries
All-time high
68.71 years
in 2024
All-time low
43.61 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, total in Mauritania, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 68.71 years for life expectancy at birth, total in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Mauritania peaked at 68.71 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.61 years, in 1960.
That places Mauritania 165th out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 43.61 years | — |
| 1961 | 44.31 years | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 45.05 years | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 45.79 years | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 46.58 years | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 47.36 years | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 48.13 years | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 48.89 years | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 49.51 years | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 50.09 years | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 50.54 years | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 50.76 years | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 51.04 years | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 51.22 years | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 51.43 years | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 51.57 years | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 51.77 years | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 52 years | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 52.35 years | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 52.76 years | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 53.2 years | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 53.68 years | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 54.23 years | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 54.58 years | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 55.2 years | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 55.81 years | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 56.32 years | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 56.96 years | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 57.48 years | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 57.7 years | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 58.09 years | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 58.29 years | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 58.57 years | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 58.73 years | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 58.76 years | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 58.86 years | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 58.91 years | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 59.42 years | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 59.89 years | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 60.44 years | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 61.04 years | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 61.66 years | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 62.25 years | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 62.8 years | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 63.37 years | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 63.92 years | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 64.49 years | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 64.89 years | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 65.23 years | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 65.48 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 65.66 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 65.75 years | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 65.81 years | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 65.89 years | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 66.21 years | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 66.5 years | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 66.82 years | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 67.09 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 67.42 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 67.64 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 66.79 years | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 66.76 years | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 68.28 years | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 68.48 years | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 68.71 years | +0.3% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 68.71 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 67.9 years, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 68.71 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64.26 years, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.93 years | 43.61 years | 50.09 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 51.54 years | 50.54 years | 52.76 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 55.52 years | 53.2 years | 57.7 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 59 years | 58.09 years | 60.44 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.51 years | 61.04 years | 65.48 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.48 years | 65.66 years | 67.64 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.81 years | 66.76 years | 68.71 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
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)
- 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.077 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Mauritania?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Mauritania was 68.71 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 68.71 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.61 years in 1960.
- How does Mauritania rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Mauritania ranks 165th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. 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), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (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.