Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Mauritania
Mauritania: Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females was 6.16 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
6.16 years
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
201st
of 236 countries
All-time high
6.16 years
in 2023
All-time low
5.08 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Mauritania, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Mauritania stood at 6.16 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Mauritania peaked at 6.16 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.08 years, in 1950.
That places Mauritania 201st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.08 years | — |
| 1951 | 5.09 years | +0.1% |
| 1952 | 5.09 years | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 5.09 years | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 5.09 years | +0.1% |
| 1955 | 5.09 years | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 5.09 years | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 5.1 years | +0.1% |
| 1958 | 5.09 years | -0.3% |
| 1959 | 5.09 years | +0.1% |
| 1960 | 5.1 years | +0.2% |
| 1961 | 5.11 years | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 5.12 years | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 5.13 years | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 5.15 years | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 5.16 years | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 5.17 years | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 5.19 years | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 5.22 years | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 5.23 years | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 5.24 years | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 5.24 years | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 5.25 years | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 5.25 years | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 5.26 years | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 5.27 years | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 5.27 years | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 5.27 years | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 5.27 years | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 5.28 years | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 5.27 years | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 5.28 years | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 5.29 years | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 5.29 years | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 5.31 years | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 5.32 years | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 5.33 years | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 5.36 years | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 5.37 years | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 5.37 years | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 5.39 years | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 5.4 years | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 5.43 years | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 5.43 years | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 5.41 years | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 5.42 years | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 5.42 years | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 5.43 years | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 5.46 years | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 5.49 years | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 5.52 years | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 5.55 years | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 5.58 years | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 5.62 years | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 5.64 years | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 5.7 years | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 5.74 years | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 5.77 years | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 5.8 years | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 5.83 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 5.85 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 5.87 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 5.87 years | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 5.89 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 5.91 years | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 5.93 years | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 5.95 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 5.98 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 6.01 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 6.04 years | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 5.69 years | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 5.56 years | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 6.13 years | +10.2% |
| 2023 | 6.16 years | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.09 years | 5.08 years | 5.1 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.16 years | 5.1 years | 5.23 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.26 years | 5.24 years | 5.28 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.32 years | 5.27 years | 5.37 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.43 years | 5.39 years | 5.49 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.68 years | 5.52 years | 5.83 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.93 years | 5.85 years | 6.04 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.88 years | 5.56 years | 6.16 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 198 Kyrgyzstan 6.25 years compare
- 199 Turkmenistan 6.23 years compare
- 200 Madagascar 6.22 years compare
- 202 Burundi 6.14 years compare
- 203 Democratic Republic of Congo 6.12 years compare
- 204 Nauru 6.09 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 remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Mauritania?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Mauritania was 6.16 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 6.16 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.08 years in 1950.
- How does Mauritania rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females?
- Mauritania ranks 201st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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