Survival to age 65, female in Mauritania
Mauritania: Survival to age 65, female was 75.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Survival to age 65, female in Mauritania, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
In 2024, survival to age 65, female in Mauritania stood at 75.2%. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival to age 65, female in Mauritania peaked at 75.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.4%, in 1960.
Mauritania ranks 167th of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Survival to age 65, female in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 37.4% | — |
| 1961 | 38.4% | +2.8% |
| 1962 | 39.5% | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 40.7% | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 41.9% | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 43.2% | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 44.4% | +2.8% |
| 1967 | 45.6% | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 46.9% | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 47.9% | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 48.5% | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 48.8% | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 49.2% | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 49.4% | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 50.0% | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 50.4% | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 50.7% | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 51.0% | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 51.2% | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 51.8% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 52.2% | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 52.7% | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 53.4% | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 53.8% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 54.6% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 55.4% | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 56.0% | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 56.9% | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 57.6% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 57.8% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 58.2% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 58.3% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 58.8% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 59.0% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 59.1% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 59.2% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 60.3% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 61.5% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 62.4% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 63.5% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 64.6% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 65.7% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 66.7% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 67.4% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 68.5% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 69.4% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 70.1% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 70.6% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 71.0% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 71.1% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 71.2% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 71.0% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 71.4% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 71.8% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 72.1% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 72.4% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 72.9% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 73.3% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 71.9% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 71.0% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 74.5% | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 74.8% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 75.2% | +0.5% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 75.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.2%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 75.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 68.2%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42.6% | 37.4% | 47.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 50.1% | 48.5% | 51.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 55.0% | 52.2% | 57.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 59.6% | 58.2% | 62.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.8% | 63.5% | 71.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.8% | 71.0% | 73.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.5% | 71.0% | 75.2% | 5 |
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)
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival to age 65, female in Mauritania?
- Survival to age 65, female in Mauritania was 75.2% in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest survival to age 65, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 75.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest survival to age 65, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.4% in 1960.
- How does Mauritania rank for survival to age 65, female?
- Mauritania ranks 167th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is survival to age 65, female rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Survival to age 65, female (% of cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Survival to age 65 refers to the percentage of a cohort of newborn infants that would survive to age 65, if subject to age specific mortality rates of the specified year.