Life expectancy at birth — all countries

Life expectancy at birth — Mauritania

Life expectancy at birth in Mauritania in 2024 — 68.7 years. Ranked 164 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 57.6%.

2024 68.7 years +0.33% vs 2023
World rank 164of 217
Period maximum 68.7 years2024
Period minimum 43.6 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Life expectancy at birth — Mauritania, 1960–20244050607019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 43.6 years1962: 45 years1964: 46.6 years1966: 48.1 years1968: 49.5 years1970: 50.5 years1972: 51 years1974: 51.4 years1976: 51.8 years1978: 52.3 years1980: 53.2 years1982: 54.2 years1984: 55.2 years1986: 56.3 years1988: 57.5 years1990: 58.1 years1992: 58.6 years1994: 58.8 years1996: 58.9 years1998: 59.9 years2000: 61 years2002: 62.2 years2004: 63.4 years2006: 64.5 years2008: 65.2 years2010: 65.7 years2012: 65.8 years2014: 66.2 years2016: 66.8 years2018: 67.4 years2020: 66.8 years2022: 68.3 years2024: 68.7 years
Change over the period: +25.1 (+57.56%) Average annual rate: 0.71 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Mauritania

Mauritania 68.7 years
World 73.5 years
Sub-Saharan Africa 62.8 years
Western Africa computed 58.7 years
Lower-middle-income countries computed 70.1 years
Life expectancy at birth — Mauritania, by year Mauritania All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 68.7 +0.2 +0.33%
2023 68.5 +0.2 +0.3%
2022 68.3 +1.5 +2.28%
2021 66.8 −0 −0.05%
2020 66.8 −0.8 −1.25%
2019 67.6 +0.2 +0.33%
2018 67.4 +0.3 +0.49%
2017 67.1 +0.3 +0.4%
2016 66.8 +0.3 +0.49%
2015 66.5 +0.3 +0.44%
2014 66.2 +0.3 +0.48%
2013 65.9 +0.1 +0.12%
2012 65.8 +0.1 +0.08%
2011 65.8 +0.1 +0.14%
2010 65.7 +0.2 +0.27%
2009 65.5 +0.3 +0.39%
2008 65.2 +0.3 +0.54%
2007 64.9 +0.4 +0.61%
2006 64.5 +0.6 +0.9%
2005 63.9 +0.6 +0.87%
2004 63.4 +0.6 +0.9%
2003 62.8 +0.6 +0.89%
2002 62.2 +0.6 +0.95%
2001 61.7 +0.6 +1.01%
2000 61 +0.6 +0.99%
1999 60.4 +0.6 +0.92%
1998 59.9 +0.5 +0.8%
1997 59.4 +0.5 +0.85%
1996 58.9 +0.1 +0.09%
1995 58.9 +0.1 +0.17%
1994 58.8 +0 +0.05%
1993 58.7 +0.2 +0.28%
1992 58.6 +0.3 +0.48%
1991 58.3 +0.2 +0.35%
1990 58.1 +0.4 +0.67%
1989 57.7 +0.2 +0.38%
1988 57.5 +0.5 +0.91%
1987 57 +0.6 +1.14%
1986 56.3 +0.5 +0.92%
1985 55.8 +0.6 +1.11%
1984 55.2 +0.6 +1.13%
1983 54.6 +0.4 +0.65%
1982 54.2 +0.5 +1.02%
1981 53.7 +0.5 +0.9%
1980 53.2 +0.4 +0.84%
1979 52.8 +0.4 +0.79%
1978 52.3 +0.4 +0.68%
1977 52 +0.2 +0.44%
1976 51.8 +0.2 +0.39%
1975 51.6 +0.1 +0.27%
1974 51.4 +0.2 +0.42%
1973 51.2 +0.2 +0.35%
1972 51 +0.3 +0.55%
1971 50.8 +0.2 +0.42%
1970 50.5 +0.5 +0.92%
1969 50.1 +0.6 +1.17%
1968 49.5 +0.6 +1.26%
1967 48.9 +0.8 +1.57%
1966 48.1 +0.8 +1.64%
1965 47.4 +0.8 +1.67%
1964 46.6 +0.8 +1.72%
1963 45.8 +0.7 +1.66%
1962 45 +0.7 +1.67%
1961 44.3 +0.7 +1.6%
1960 43.6

About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth is the average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates stayed the same as in the year of calculation. It is not a forecast for any individual but a summary measure of the current mortality regime: the indicator falls sharply in years of epidemics and wars and recovers just as fast.

Important: The indicator is highly sensitive to infant mortality: a decline there adds more years than an improvement in the health of the elderly.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.