Mauritania - Life expectancy at birth

Life expectancy increases in Mauritania

In 2023 the life expectancy in Mauritania increased to 68.48 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 70.48 years and for men 66.5 years.

Mauritania’s position worsened with respect to the 195 countries we publish said data, dropping from the 138th in 2022 to 141th in 2023.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Mauritania over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 2022, when it was 68.28 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 2013, when it was 65.89 years.

In this page we show you the progression of the life expectancy in Mauritania. You can see the life expectancy in other countries in life expectancy and see all the information about Mauritania in Mauritanian economy.

Mauritania - Life expectancy at birth

Date	Life expectancy - Women	Life expectancy - Men	Life expectancy
2023	70.48	66.50	68.48
2022	70.26	66.33	68.28
2021	68.69	64.88	66.76
2020	68.90	64.80	66.79
2019	69.52	65.82	67.64
2018	69.26	65.64	67.42
2017	68.95	65.30	67.09
2016	68.77	64.97	66.82
2015	68.56	64.56	66.50
2014	68.33	64.22	66.21
2013	68.09	63.85	65.89
2012	68.00	63.74	65.81
2011	68.01	63.59	65.75
2010	67.88	63.49	65.66
2009	67.73	63.24	65.49
2008	67.44	62.98	65.23
2007	67.06	62.68	64.89
2006	66.62	62.33	64.49
2005	66.02	61.80	63.92
2004	65.36	61.36	63.37
2003	64.82	60.78	62.81
2002	64.17	60.32	62.25
2001	63.53	59.79	61.66
2000	62.83	59.25	61.04
1999	62.21	58.68	60.44
1998	61.66	58.13	59.89
1997	60.99	57.84	59.42
1996	60.39	57.43	58.92
1995	60.32	57.39	58.86
1994	60.23	57.29	58.76
1993	60.18	57.28	58.73
1992	60.05	57.08	58.57
1991	59.75	56.82	58.29
1990	59.58	56.59	58.09
1989	59.28	56.12	57.70
1988	59.07	55.90	57.48
1987	58.60	55.34	56.96
1986	57.96	54.70	56.32
1985	57.50	54.14	55.81
1984	56.93	53.48	55.20
1983	56.37	52.82	54.58
1982	55.98	52.51	54.23
1981	55.45	51.95	53.68
1980	54.99	51.45	53.20
1979	54.62	50.95	52.76
1978	54.20	50.55	52.35
1977	53.91	50.15	52.00
1976	53.66	49.94	51.77
1975	53.41	49.78	51.57
1974	53.12	49.79	51.43
1973	52.81	49.67	51.22
1972	52.65	49.47	51.04
1971	52.37	49.19	50.76
1970	52.17	48.97	50.54
1969	51.73	48.49	50.09
1968	51.09	47.97	49.51
1967	50.25	47.56	48.89
1966	49.43	46.87	48.14
1965	48.60	46.15	47.36
1964	47.76	45.43	46.58
1963	46.89	44.72	45.79
1962	46.04	44.08	45.05
1961	45.28	43.36	44.31
1960	44.52	42.73	43.61

Mauritania - Life expectancy at birth