Mauritania - Life Expectancy 2006
64.5
+0.6 from 2005
Mauritania's life expectancy was 64.5 in 2006, increased +0.6 from 63.9 in 2005. This was the 161st highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2006▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Monaco | 84.2 | -0.2% |
| 2nd | Andorra | 83.4 | 0.3% |
| 3rd | Hong Kong SAR, China | 82.4 | 1.0% |
| 4th | Japan | 82.3 | 0.4% |
| 5th | San Marino | 82.3 | 0.4% |
| 6th | Macao SAR, China | 81.7 | 0.5% |
| 7th | Switzerland | 81.5 | 0.3% |
| 8th | Italy | 81.3 | 0.6% |
| 9th | Iceland | 81.2 | -0.4% |
| 10th | United Arab Emirates | 81.2 | 0.5% |
| 11th | Gibraltar | 81.1 | 0.1% |
| 12th | Australia | 81.0 | 0.2% |
| 13th | Liechtenstein | 80.9 | 0.3% |
| 14th | Spain | 80.8 | 0.8% |
| 15th | France | 80.8 | 0.8% |
| 16th | Sweden | 80.7 | 0.3% |
| 17th | Israel | 80.6 | 0.5% |
| 18th | Canada | 80.5 | 0.5% |
| 19th | Channel Islands | 80.4 | 0.4% |
| 20th | Norway | 80.3 | 0.4% |
| 21st | Singapore | 80.1 | 0.2% |
| 22nd | French Polynesia | 80.1 | 0.2% |
| 23rd | New Zealand | 80.0 | 0.2% |
| 24th | Austria | 79.9 | 0.7% |
| 25th | Netherlands | 79.7 | 0.4% |
| 26th | Faroe Islands | 79.7 | 0.3% |
| 27th | Cyprus | 79.5 | 0.3% |
| 28th | Greece | 79.4 | 0.3% |
| 29th | Malta | 79.4 | 0.2% |
| 30th | Belgium | 79.4 | 0.5% |
| 31st | Luxembourg | 79.3 | -0.2% |
| 32nd | United Kingdom | 79.2 | 0.3% |
| 33rd | Ireland | 79.2 | 0.4% |
| 34th | Finland | 79.2 | 0.5% |
| 35th | Germany | 79.1 | 0.3% |
| 36th | Costa Rica | 79.0 | 0.2% |
| 37th | Bermuda | 78.9 | 0.0% |
| 38th | European Union | 78.7 | 0.5% |
| 39th | Korea | 78.7 | 0.6% |
| 40th | Chile | 78.5 | 0.1% |
| 41st | Portugal | 78.4 | 0.4% |
| 42nd | Virgin Islands (US) | 78.3 | 1.2% |
| 43rd | Denmark | 78.1 | 0.3% |
| 44th | Slovenia | 78.1 | 0.6% |
| 45th | St. Martin (French part) | 78.0 | 0.2% |
| 46th | Isle of Man | 78.0 | 0.7% |
| 47th | Northern Mariana Islands | 77.7 | 0.5% |
| 48th | United States | 77.7 | 0.3% |
| 49th | Puerto Rico (US) | 77.6 | 1.1% |
| 50th | Cuba | 77.4 | -0.2% |
| 51st | Qatar | 77.3 | 0.5% |
| 52nd | Albania | 77.0 | 0.7% |
| 53rd | Kuwait | 76.9 | 0.1% |
| 54th | Czechia | 76.5 | 0.8% |
| 55th | Bahrain | 76.5 | 0.5% |
| 56th | Guam | 76.5 | 0.1% |
| 57th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 76.2 | 0.3% |
| 58th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 76.0 | -0.5% |
| 59th | Uruguay | 75.9 | 0.1% |
| 60th | Croatia | 75.8 | 0.8% |
| 61st | British Virgin Islands | 75.7 | 0.2% |
| 62nd | Lebanon | 75.7 | -0.5% |
| 63rd | Antigua and Barbuda | 75.5 | 0.2% |
| 64th | Panama | 75.4 | 0.4% |
| 65th | Oman | 75.4 | 0.4% |
| 66th | Argentina | 75.3 | 0.1% |
| 67th | Maldives | 75.3 | 0.6% |
| 68th | Poland | 75.1 | 0.2% |
| 69th | Barbados | 75.0 | 0.1% |
| 70th | New Caledonia | 75.0 | 0.2% |
| 71st | Cayman Islands | 75.0 | 0.2% |
| 72nd | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 74.8 | 0.1% |
| 73rd | Saudi Arabia | 74.8 | 0.5% |
| 74th | Brunei Darussalam | 74.8 | 0.1% |
| 75th | Malaysia | 74.7 | 0.4% |
| 76th | China | 74.4 | 0.4% |
| 77th | Slovak Republic | 74.2 | 0.4% |
| 78th | Ecuador | 74.0 | 0.1% |
| 79th | Curaçao | 74.0 | 0.1% |
| 80th | Grenada | 73.9 | 0.3% |
| 81st | North Macedonia | 73.9 | 0.3% |
| 82nd | Tunisia | 73.9 | 0.2% |
| 83rd | Montenegro | 73.8 | -0.2% |
| 84th | Türkiye | 73.8 | 0.4% |
| 85th | Mexico | 73.7 | 0.2% |
| 86th | Kosovo | 73.6 | 0.3% |
| 87th | Aruba | 73.5 | 0.1% |
| 88th | Colombia | 73.5 | 0.5% |
| 89th | Bahamas, The | 73.5 | 0.1% |
| 90th | Serbia | 73.4 | 0.8% |
| 91st | Thailand | 73.3 | 0.6% |
| 92nd | Viet Nam | 73.3 | 0.1% |
| 93rd | Jordan | 73.2 | 0.3% |
| 94th | Algeria | 73.1 | 0.4% |
| 95th | Hungary | 73.1 | 0.6% |
| 96th | Syrian Arab Republic | 73.0 | 0.3% |
| 97th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 72.9 | 0.6% |
| 98th | Sri Lanka | 72.8 | -0.3% |
| 99th | Armenia | 72.8 | -0.3% |
| 100th | St. Lucia | 72.8 | 0.3% |
| 101st | Estonia | 72.7 | 0.2% |
| 102nd | Bulgaria | 72.6 | 0.1% |
| 103rd | Mauritius | 72.4 | 0.0% |
| 104th | American Samoa | 72.4 | 0.0% |
| 105th | Peru | 72.3 | 0.5% |
| 106th | Brazil | 72.3 | 0.6% |
| 107th | Seychelles | 72.2 | 0.1% |
| 108th | Romania | 72.2 | 0.3% |
| 109th | Dominica | 72.0 | 0.0% |
| 110th | West Bank and Gaza | 71.8 | -0.2% |
| 111th | Libya | 71.6 | 0.3% |
| 112th | Samoa | 71.6 | 0.2% |
| 113th | Paraguay | 71.6 | 0.4% |
| 114th | Jamaica | 71.4 | -0.1% |
| 115th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 71.4 | 0.3% |
| 116th | Cabo Verde | 71.3 | 0.6% |
| 117th | Lithuania | 71.1 | -0.3% |
| 118th | Dominican Republic | 71.1 | 0.0% |
| 119th | Georgia | 71.0 | 0.4% |
| 120th | Nicaragua | 71.0 | 0.8% |
| 121st | Latvia | 70.9 | -0.7% |
| 122nd | Tonga | 70.7 | 0.2% |
| 123rd | Belize | 70.5 | 0.3% |
| 124th | Trinidad and Tobago | 70.4 | 0.4% |
| 125th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 70.4 | 0.0% |
| 126th | El Salvador | 69.6 | 0.4% |
| 127th | Belarus | 69.4 | 0.8% |
| 128th | Honduras | 69.4 | 0.2% |
| 129th | Morocco | 69.2 | 0.6% |
| 130th | Vanuatu | 69.1 | -0.1% |
| 131st | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 69.1 | -0.2% |
| 132nd | Guatemala | 68.8 | 0.9% |
| 133rd | Greenland | 68.6 | 0.6% |
| 134th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 68.5 | 0.2% |
| 135th | Azerbaijan | 68.5 | 1.2% |
| 136th | Moldova | 68.4 | 0.3% |
| 137th | Philippines | 68.2 | -0.4% |
| 138th | Solomon Islands | 68.0 | 0.3% |
| 139th | Uzbekistan | 67.9 | 0.6% |
| 140th | Kyrgyz Republic | 67.7 | -0.4% |
| 141st | Indonesia | 67.7 | 0.2% |
| 142nd | Suriname | 67.6 | 1.0% |
| 143rd | Ukraine | 67.5 | 0.0% |
| 144th | Tajikistan | 67.0 | 0.7% |
| 145th | Russian Federation | 66.7 | 1.8% |
| 146th | Palau | 66.6 | 0.6% |
| 147th | Turkmenistan | 66.6 | 0.5% |
| 148th | Bhutan | 66.5 | 0.9% |
| 149th | Fiji | 66.1 | 0.2% |
| 150th | Bangladesh | 66.0 | 0.8% |
| 151st | Mongolia | 65.9 | 1.0% |
| 152nd | Nepal | 65.9 | 0.9% |
| 153rd | Yemen, Republic of | 65.8 | 0.7% |
| 154th | Kazakhstan | 65.7 | 0.6% |
| 155th | Kiribati | 65.6 | 0.1% |
| 156th | India | 65.4 | 0.7% |
| 157th | Cambodia | 64.9 | 1.2% |
| 158th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 64.9 | -0.1% |
| 159th | Guyana | 64.8 | 0.7% |
| 160th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 64.5 | 0.5% |
| 161st | Mauritania | 64.5 | 0.9% |
| 162nd | Tuvalu | 64.2 | 0.2% |
| 163rd | Marshall Islands | 64.2 | 0.1% |
| 164th | Iraq | 64.0 | -1.3% |
| 165th | Pakistan | 63.6 | 1.9% |
| 166th | Gabon | 63.3 | 0.4% |
| 167th | São Tomé and Principe | 63.0 | 1.0% |
| 168th | Myanmar | 62.0 | 0.5% |
| 169th | Papua New Guinea | 62.0 | 0.2% |
| 170th | Timor-Leste | 61.9 | 1.0% |
| 171st | Senegal | 61.8 | 1.3% |
| 172nd | Eritrea | 61.5 | 1.4% |
| 173rd | Comoros | 61.2 | 0.6% |
| 174th | Madagascar | 61.1 | 0.8% |
| 175th | Lao PDR | 61.1 | 0.6% |
| 176th | Haiti | 60.7 | 0.7% |
| 177th | Sudan | 60.4 | 5.5% |
| 178th | Ghana | 60.0 | 0.6% |
| 179th | Gambia, The | 59.7 | 0.9% |
| 180th | Congo, Republic of | 59.5 | 1.3% |
| 181st | Nauru | 59.4 | 0.1% |
| 182nd | Kenya | 59.1 | 0.9% |
| 183rd | Djibouti | 59.0 | 0.7% |
| 184th | Afghanistan | 58.6 | 0.5% |
| 185th | Tanzania | 58.5 | 1.5% |
| 186th | Rwanda | 58.3 | 2.4% |
| 187th | Benin | 58.0 | 0.4% |
| 188th | Liberia | 57.5 | 1.3% |
| 189th | Equatorial Guinea | 56.4 | 1.1% |
| 190th | Togo | 56.1 | 0.4% |
| 191st | Uganda | 56.1 | 2.2% |
| 192nd | Cameroon | 55.3 | 0.7% |
| 193rd | Botswana | 55.1 | 1.3% |
| 194th | Guinea | 54.9 | 0.8% |
| 195th | South Sudan | 54.7 | 1.3% |
| 196th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 54.5 | 0.9% |
| 197th | Mali | 54.3 | 1.0% |
| 198th | Niger | 54.2 | 1.7% |
| 199th | South Africa | 54.2 | 0.6% |
| 200th | Guinea-Bissau | 54.1 | 2.2% |
| 201st | Burundi | 54.0 | 1.7% |
| 202nd | Burkina Faso | 53.8 | 1.0% |
| 203rd | Malawi | 53.7 | 2.3% |
| 204th | Namibia | 53.2 | 1.2% |
| 205th | Angola | 53.0 | 1.6% |
| 206th | Côte d'Ivoire | 52.9 | 0.9% |
| 207th | Mozambique | 52.7 | 0.8% |
| 208th | Zambia | 52.7 | 2.1% |
| 209th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 50.9 | 0.0% |
| 210th | Nigeria | 49.9 | 0.7% |
| 211th | Sierra Leone | 49.5 | 2.6% |
| 212th | Chad | 48.7 | -0.2% |
| 213th | Central African Republic | 48.7 | 1.0% |
| 214th | Zimbabwe | 47.1 | 1.0% |
| 215th | Eswatini | 44.6 | 1.4% |
| 216th | Lesotho | 43.2 | -1.0% |
FAQ
What was Mauritania's life expectancy in 2006?▾
Mauritania's life expectancy in 2006 was 64.5. This ranked 161st globally.
How did Mauritania's life expectancy change in 2006?▾
Mauritania's life expectancy increased by 0.9% in 2006 compared to 2005.
Which country had the highest life expectancy in 2006?▾
Monaco had the highest life expectancy in 2006 at 84.2.
What is the life expectancy of Mauritania in 2006?▾
The life expectancy of Mauritania in 2006 was 64.5. This ranked 161st globally.
How does 2006 compare to 2005 for Mauritania's life expectancy?▾
Mauritania's life expectancy went from 63.9 in 2005 to 64.5 in 2006, a 0.9% increase.
HistorySaid - pattern alert
Mauritania matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 2006. Historically: 768 occurrences, 546 successful (71%). Outcome 24 months later: -0.3%. View full analysis →
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