Life expectancy in Mauritania
Mauritania: Life expectancy was 64.53 years in 2020. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy in Mauritania, 1870–2020
Source: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 64.53 years for life expectancy in 2020. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in Mauritania peaked at 64.53 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 25 years, in 1870.
That places Mauritania 129th out of 162 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Life expectancy in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 25 years | — |
| 1880 | 25 years | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 25 years | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 25 years | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 25 years | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 25 years | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 26.22 years | +4.9% |
| 1933 | 29.9 years | +14.0% |
| 1938 | 33.5 years | +12.0% |
| 1950 | 35.55 years | +6.1% |
| 1955 | 37.55 years | +5.6% |
| 1960 | 38.68 years | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 40.63 years | +5.0% |
| 1970 | 42.64 years | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 44.66 years | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 52.68 years | +17.9% |
| 1985 | 54.7 years | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 59.77 years | +9.3% |
| 1995 | 60.26 years | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 61.03 years | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 61.66 years | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 63.1 years | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 64.48 years | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 64.53 years | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 25 years | 25 years | 25 years | 1 |
| 1880s | 25 years | 25 years | 25 years | 1 |
| 1890s | 25 years | 25 years | 25 years | 1 |
| 1900s | 25 years | 25 years | 25 years | 1 |
| 1910s | 25 years | 25 years | 25 years | 1 |
| 1920s | 25.61 years | 25 years | 26.22 years | 2 |
| 1930s | 31.7 years | 29.9 years | 33.5 years | 2 |
| 1950s | 36.55 years | 35.55 years | 37.55 years | 2 |
| 1960s | 39.66 years | 38.68 years | 40.63 years | 2 |
| 1970s | 43.65 years | 42.64 years | 44.66 years | 2 |
| 1980s | 53.69 years | 52.68 years | 54.7 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 60.01 years | 59.77 years | 60.26 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 61.34 years | 61.03 years | 61.66 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 63.79 years | 63.1 years | 64.48 years | 2 |
| 2020s | 64.53 years | 64.53 years | 64.53 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 126 South Africa 65.25 years compare
- 127 Madagascar 65.18 years compare
- 128 Yemen 64.65 years compare
- 130 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 64.47 years compare
- 131 Ghana 64.11 years compare
- 132 Haiti 64.05 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)
- 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)
- 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 in Mauritania?
- Life expectancy in Mauritania was 64.53 years in 2020, according to Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 64.53 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 25 years in 1870.
- How does Mauritania rank for life expectancy?
- Mauritania ranks 129th out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
- Is life expectancy rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.