Life expectancy at birth, male in Mauritania
Mauritania: Life expectancy at birth, male was 66.7 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, male in Mauritania, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 66.7 years for life expectancy at birth, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Mauritania peaked at 66.7 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.73 years, in 1960.
That places Mauritania 157th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45.74 years | 42.73 years | 48.49 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 49.84 years | 48.97 years | 50.95 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 53.84 years | 51.45 years | 56.12 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.45 years | 56.59 years | 58.67 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.45 years | 59.25 years | 63.24 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.52 years | 63.49 years | 65.82 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.84 years | 64.8 years | 66.7 years | 5 |
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- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 74,246 (2025)
- Population, male 49.1% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 75,672 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 77,474 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 74,139 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 1.50 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 2.25 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 75,876 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 72,564 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 69,336 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in Mauritania?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Mauritania was 66.7 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 66.7 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.73 years in 1960.
- How does Mauritania rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Mauritania ranks 157th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. 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 Life expectancy at birth, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.