Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in Mauritania
Mauritania: Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality was 0.1407 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1407
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
57th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.456
in 1950
All-time low
0.1407
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in Mauritania, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in Mauritania is 0.1407, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in Mauritania peaked at 0.456 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1407, in 2023.
Mauritania ranks 57th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.456 | — |
| 1951 | 0.451 | -1.1% |
| 1952 | 0.446 | -1.1% |
| 1953 | 0.4413 | -1.0% |
| 1954 | 0.4358 | -1.2% |
| 1955 | 0.4304 | -1.3% |
| 1956 | 0.4248 | -1.3% |
| 1957 | 0.4181 | -1.6% |
| 1958 | 0.4125 | -1.4% |
| 1959 | 0.4061 | -1.6% |
| 1960 | 0.3983 | -1.9% |
| 1961 | 0.3904 | -2.0% |
| 1962 | 0.3824 | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.3738 | -2.3% |
| 1964 | 0.3651 | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.3565 | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.348 | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.3397 | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.3316 | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.3252 | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 0.3207 | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.3185 | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.3158 | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.3141 | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.3112 | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.3083 | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.3055 | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.3023 | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.2987 | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.2939 | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.2893 | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.2841 | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.2784 | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2735 | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.2675 | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.2614 | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.2563 | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.2501 | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.2451 | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.2425 | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.2392 | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.2373 | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.2349 | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2335 | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2324 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2313 | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2305 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.2251 | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2194 | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.2144 | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2087 | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.2023 | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1962 | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1902 | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1848 | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1791 | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1737 | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1696 | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1661 | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1634 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1619 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1607 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1602 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1593 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1573 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1555 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1537 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1522 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1499 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.148 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1464 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1468 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1424 | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1407 | -1.2% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.1407 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1501, 94% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.1407 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1766, 80% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4322 | 0.4061 | 0.456 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3611 | 0.3252 | 0.3983 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3089 | 0.2939 | 0.3207 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2648 | 0.2425 | 0.2893 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2298 | 0.2144 | 0.2392 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1834 | 0.1634 | 0.2087 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1559 | 0.148 | 0.1619 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1441 | 0.1407 | 0.1468 | 4 |
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,563 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0789 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in Mauritania?
- Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in Mauritania was 0.1407 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.456 in 1950.
- What is the lowest life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1407 in 2023.
- How does Mauritania rank for life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality?
- Mauritania ranks 57th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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