Remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Mauritania

Mauritania: Remaining life expectancy at different ages males was 66.5 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
66.5
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
180th
of 236 countries
All-time high
66.5
in 2023
All-time low
37.44
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Mauritania, 1950–2023

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Mauritania is 66.5, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Mauritania peaked at 66.5 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 37.44, in 1950.

Mauritania ranks 180th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 39.54 37.44 42.05 10
1960s 45.74 42.73 48.49 10
1970s 49.84 48.97 50.95 10
1980s 53.84 51.45 56.12 10
1990s 57.45 56.58 58.67 10
2000s 61.45 59.25 63.24 10
2010s 64.52 63.49 65.82 10
2020s 65.63 64.8 66.5 4

Countries ranked near Mauritania

  1. 177 Moldova 66.57 compare
  2. 178 Eritrea 66.51 compare
  3. 179 Guyana 66.51 compare
  4. 181 Sao Tome and Principe 66.24 compare
  5. 182 Bolivia 66.13 compare
  6. 183 East Timor 66.07 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Mauritania?
Remaining life expectancy at different ages males in Mauritania was 66.5 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages males recorded in Mauritania?
The highest recorded value was 66.5 in 2023.
What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages males recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 37.44 in 1950.
How does Mauritania rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages males?
Mauritania ranks 180th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is remaining life expectancy at different ages males rising or falling in Mauritania?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mauritania data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Remaining life expectancy at different ages males. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Remaining life expectancy at different ages males
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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