Mauritania - Life expectancy at birth 2016

Life expectancy improves in Mauritania

In 2016 the life expectancy in Mauritania increased to 64.77 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 66.48 years and for men 63.11 years.

Mauritania’s position worsened with respect to the 194 countries we publish said data, dropping from the 150th in 2015 to 153th in 2016.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Mauritania over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 2015, when it was 64.49 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 2006, when it was 61.89 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
2016	66.48	63.11	64.77
2015	66.28	62.76	64.49
2014	65.78	62.59	64.16
2013	65.68	62.22	63.91
2012	65.25	61.96	63.58
2011	65.07	61.66	63.35
2010	64.75	61.47	63.11
2009	64.52	61.07	62.80
2008	64.12	60.63	62.40
2007	63.94	60.48	62.23
2006	63.57	60.18	61.89
2005	63.39	59.89	61.66
2004	63.28	59.88	61.59
2003	63.02	59.66	61.35
2002	62.87	59.65	61.27
2001	62.75	59.61	61.19
2000	62.61	59.44	61.03
1999	62.44	59.19	60.82
1998	62.35	58.87	60.61
1997	62.06	58.83	60.45
1996	61.59	58.52	60.06
1995	61.74	58.77	60.26
1994	61.75	58.90	60.34
1993	61.68	59.05	60.38
1992	61.62	58.87	60.26
1991	61.32	58.52	59.94
1990	61.21	58.30	59.77
1989	60.94	57.70	59.32
1988	60.65	57.63	59.14
1987	60.11	57.05	58.58
1986	59.57	56.42	57.99
1985	59.26	55.91	57.58
1984	58.88	55.46	57.16
1983	58.47	54.93	56.68
1982	58.08	54.51	56.28
1981	57.41	53.95	55.66
1980	56.77	53.39	55.06
1979	56.12	52.86	54.47
1978	55.46	52.28	53.86
1977	54.98	51.80	53.37
1976	54.54	51.33	52.92
1975	54.35	51.00	52.65
1974	53.80	50.61	52.18
1973	53.50	50.34	51.90
1972	53.17	50.19	51.66
1971	52.79	50.02	51.39
1970	52.30	49.81	51.04
1969	51.71	49.57	50.63
1968	51.01	49.08	50.04
1967	50.24	48.50	49.37
1966	49.53	47.94	48.73
1965	48.81	47.31	48.06
1964	48.15	46.75	47.45
1963	47.33	46.06	46.69
1962	46.61	45.50	46.05
1961	45.94	44.95	45.44
1960	45.27	44.28	44.77

Mauritania - Life expectancy at birth