Life expectancy at birth in Mauritania
Mauritania: Life expectancy at birth was 68.87 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
68.87
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
121st
of 184 countries
All-time high
70.18
in 2019
All-time low
62.92
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Life expectancy at birth in Mauritania, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 68.87 for life expectancy at birth in 2021.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Mauritania peaked at 70.18 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 62.92, in 2000.
Mauritania ranks 121st of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.62 | 62.92 | 68.08 | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.4 | 68.45 | 70.18 | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.9 | 68.87 | 68.93 | 2 |
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More health data for Mauritania
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,563 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 653 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 70,970 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 66,635 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Mauritania?
- Life expectancy at birth in Mauritania was 68.87 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 70.18 in 2019.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.92 in 2000.
- How does Mauritania rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Mauritania ranks 121st out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Life expectancy at birth (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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