Mauritania - Life Expectancy 2023
68.5
+0.2 from 2022
Mauritania's life expectancy was 68.5 in 2023, increased +0.2 from 68.3 in 2022. This was the 163rd highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2023▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Monaco | 86.4 | 0.7% |
| 2nd | San Marino | 85.7 | 0.0% |
| 3rd | Hong Kong SAR, China | 85.2 | 1.9% |
| 4th | Liechtenstein | 84.8 | 0.9% |
| 5th | French Polynesia | 84.1 | 0.3% |
| 6th | Switzerland | 84.1 | 0.5% |
| 7th | Japan | 84.0 | 0.1% |
| 8th | Andorra | 84.0 | 0.0% |
| 9th | Spain | 83.9 | 0.9% |
| 10th | Italy | 83.7 | 1.2% |
| 11th | Gibraltar | 83.6 | 0.0% |
| 12th | Malta | 83.5 | 1.3% |
| 13th | Korea | 83.4 | 0.9% |
| 14th | Luxembourg | 83.4 | 0.5% |
| 15th | Sweden | 83.3 | 0.3% |
| 16th | Israel | 83.2 | 0.6% |
| 17th | Kuwait | 83.2 | 3.2% |
| 18th | Macao SAR, China | 83.2 | 0.1% |
| 19th | Faroe Islands | 83.1 | 0.2% |
| 20th | Norway | 83.1 | 0.7% |
| 21st | Australia | 83.1 | -0.2% |
| 22nd | New Zealand | 83.0 | 1.3% |
| 23rd | France | 82.9 | 1.0% |
| 24th | United Arab Emirates | 82.9 | 3.0% |
| 25th | Singapore | 82.9 | 0.0% |
| 26th | Ireland | 82.9 | 0.4% |
| 27th | Iceland | 82.6 | 0.6% |
| 28th | Belgium | 82.4 | 0.8% |
| 29th | Qatar | 82.4 | 0.6% |
| 30th | Bermuda | 82.3 | 0.3% |
| 31st | Portugal | 82.3 | 0.8% |
| 32nd | Slovenia | 82.0 | 0.9% |
| 33rd | Netherlands | 81.9 | 0.4% |
| 34th | Denmark | 81.9 | 0.7% |
| 35th | Puerto Rico (US) | 81.7 | 2.8% |
| 36th | Finland | 81.7 | 0.6% |
| 37th | Cyprus | 81.6 | 1.5% |
| 38th | Canada | 81.6 | 0.5% |
| 39th | Austria | 81.5 | 0.3% |
| 40th | Greece | 81.5 | 0.9% |
| 41st | European Union | 81.4 | 0.9% |
| 42nd | Bahrain | 81.3 | 0.4% |
| 43rd | United Kingdom | 81.2 | 0.3% |
| 44th | Chile | 81.2 | 2.5% |
| 45th | Channel Islands | 81.1 | 0.1% |
| 46th | Maldives | 81.0 | 0.3% |
| 47th | Isle of Man | 81.0 | 0.1% |
| 48th | Costa Rica | 80.8 | 1.9% |
| 49th | Germany | 80.5 | -0.1% |
| 50th | Virgin Islands (US) | 80.5 | 0.2% |
| 51st | Cayman Islands | 80.4 | 0.5% |
| 52nd | St. Martin (French part) | 80.2 | 0.0% |
| 53rd | Oman | 80.0 | 2.7% |
| 54th | Czechia | 79.9 | 1.2% |
| 55th | Albania | 79.6 | 1.1% |
| 56th | Panama | 79.6 | 0.3% |
| 57th | Northern Mariana Islands | 78.8 | 0.4% |
| 58th | New Caledonia | 78.8 | 1.4% |
| 59th | Saudi Arabia | 78.7 | 1.8% |
| 60th | Poland | 78.5 | 1.8% |
| 61st | Estonia | 78.5 | 0.8% |
| 62nd | Croatia | 78.5 | 1.2% |
| 63rd | United States | 78.4 | 1.2% |
| 64th | Uruguay | 78.1 | 2.2% |
| 65th | Cuba | 78.1 | 0.6% |
| 66th | Kosovo | 78.0 | 0.5% |
| 67th | Slovak Republic | 78.0 | 1.4% |
| 68th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 78.0 | 0.1% |
| 69th | China | 78.0 | -0.3% |
| 70th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 77.9 | 1.4% |
| 71st | Lebanon | 77.8 | -0.2% |
| 72nd | Jordan | 77.8 | 0.9% |
| 73rd | Peru | 77.7 | 1.2% |
| 74th | Colombia | 77.7 | 1.6% |
| 75th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 77.7 | 1.1% |
| 76th | Antigua and Barbuda | 77.6 | 0.1% |
| 77th | Montenegro | 77.6 | 1.8% |
| 78th | Sri Lanka | 77.5 | 0.2% |
| 79th | Armenia | 77.5 | 3.6% |
| 80th | Argentina | 77.4 | 2.1% |
| 81st | Ecuador | 77.4 | 1.1% |
| 82nd | British Virgin Islands | 77.3 | 0.1% |
| 83rd | Guam | 77.2 | 0.1% |
| 84th | Türkiye | 77.2 | -0.6% |
| 85th | Lithuania | 77.0 | 1.8% |
| 86th | Curaçao | 76.8 | 0.1% |
| 87th | Hungary | 76.8 | 1.2% |
| 88th | Malaysia | 76.7 | 1.6% |
| 89th | Romania | 76.6 | 1.9% |
| 90th | Tunisia | 76.5 | 0.6% |
| 91st | Thailand | 76.4 | 1.5% |
| 92nd | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 76.4 | 0.3% |
| 93rd | Aruba | 76.4 | 0.2% |
| 94th | Algeria | 76.3 | 0.2% |
| 95th | Serbia | 76.2 | 1.3% |
| 96th | Barbados | 76.2 | 0.7% |
| 97th | Cabo Verde | 76.1 | 0.2% |
| 98th | Brazil | 75.8 | 1.3% |
| 99th | Bulgaria | 75.7 | 2.1% |
| 100th | Latvia | 75.7 | 1.9% |
| 101st | Brunei Darussalam | 75.3 | 3.3% |
| 102nd | North Macedonia | 75.3 | 1.2% |
| 103rd | Morocco | 75.3 | 0.2% |
| 104th | Grenada | 75.2 | 0.1% |
| 105th | Mexico | 75.1 | 1.5% |
| 106th | Seychelles | 75.0 | 1.7% |
| 107th | Nicaragua | 74.9 | 0.6% |
| 108th | Bangladesh | 74.7 | 0.5% |
| 109th | Viet Nam | 74.6 | 0.1% |
| 110th | Bahamas, The | 74.6 | 0.1% |
| 111th | Georgia | 74.5 | 0.5% |
| 112th | Azerbaijan | 74.4 | 0.4% |
| 113th | Kazakhstan | 74.4 | 1.2% |
| 114th | Belarus | 74.2 | 0.1% |
| 115th | Paraguay | 73.8 | 2.1% |
| 116th | Dominican Republic | 73.7 | -0.7% |
| 117th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 73.6 | 0.0% |
| 118th | Suriname | 73.6 | 0.5% |
| 119th | Belize | 73.6 | 1.9% |
| 120th | Trinidad and Tobago | 73.5 | 0.2% |
| 121st | Ukraine | 73.4 | 1.1% |
| 122nd | Mauritius | 73.4 | -0.1% |
| 123rd | Russian Federation | 73.3 | 1.0% |
| 124th | Bhutan | 73.0 | 0.3% |
| 125th | Tonga | 72.9 | 0.4% |
| 126th | Honduras | 72.9 | 0.2% |
| 127th | American Samoa | 72.9 | 0.1% |
| 128th | St. Lucia | 72.7 | 0.0% |
| 129th | Guatemala | 72.6 | 2.0% |
| 130th | Uzbekistan | 72.4 | 0.3% |
| 131st | Iraq | 72.3 | 0.4% |
| 132nd | Kyrgyz Republic | 72.2 | 0.3% |
| 133rd | St. Kitts and Nevis | 72.1 | 2.6% |
| 134th | Mongolia | 72.1 | 0.3% |
| 135th | Syrian Arab Republic | 72.1 | -0.9% |
| 136th | El Salvador | 72.1 | 0.2% |
| 137th | India | 72.0 | 0.4% |
| 138th | Tajikistan | 71.8 | 0.3% |
| 139th | Samoa | 71.7 | 0.2% |
| 140th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 71.6 | 0.9% |
| 141st | Greenland | 71.5 | 0.0% |
| 142nd | Jamaica | 71.5 | 0.0% |
| 143rd | Vanuatu | 71.5 | 0.2% |
| 144th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 71.2 | 0.1% |
| 145th | Moldova | 71.2 | -0.5% |
| 146th | Indonesia | 71.1 | 0.3% |
| 147th | Dominica | 71.1 | 0.1% |
| 148th | Cambodia | 70.7 | 0.2% |
| 149th | Solomon Islands | 70.5 | 0.2% |
| 150th | Nepal | 70.4 | 0.4% |
| 151st | Guyana | 70.2 | 0.4% |
| 152nd | Turkmenistan | 70.1 | 0.2% |
| 153rd | Philippines | 69.8 | 0.5% |
| 154th | São Tomé and Principe | 69.7 | 0.7% |
| 155th | Libya | 69.3 | -6.9% |
| 156th | Yemen, Republic of | 69.3 | 2.0% |
| 157th | Palau | 69.3 | 0.5% |
| 158th | Botswana | 69.2 | 0.6% |
| 159th | Lao PDR | 69.0 | 0.4% |
| 160th | Senegal | 68.7 | 1.3% |
| 161st | Eritrea | 68.6 | 1.2% |
| 162nd | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 68.6 | 1.7% |
| 163rd | Mauritania | 68.5 | 0.3% |
| 164th | Gabon | 68.3 | 0.9% |
| 165th | Uganda | 68.3 | 0.9% |
| 166th | Rwanda | 67.8 | 0.4% |
| 167th | Timor-Leste | 67.7 | 0.5% |
| 168th | Pakistan | 67.6 | 0.3% |
| 169th | Namibia | 67.4 | 5.0% |
| 170th | Malawi | 67.4 | 2.0% |
| 171st | Fiji | 67.3 | 0.3% |
| 172nd | Micronesia, Federated States of | 67.2 | 0.4% |
| 173rd | Tuvalu | 67.1 | 0.4% |
| 174th | Tanzania | 67.0 | 0.2% |
| 175th | Marshall Islands | 66.9 | 0.3% |
| 176th | Myanmar | 66.9 | 0.6% |
| 177th | Comoros | 66.8 | 0.4% |
| 178th | Kiribati | 66.5 | 0.3% |
| 179th | Zambia | 66.3 | 1.6% |
| 180th | Sudan | 66.3 | 1.0% |
| 181st | South Africa | 66.1 | 1.0% |
| 182nd | Papua New Guinea | 66.1 | 1.3% |
| 183rd | Afghanistan | 66.0 | 0.6% |
| 184th | Djibouti | 66.0 | 0.7% |
| 185th | Gambia, The | 65.9 | 1.5% |
| 186th | Congo, Republic of | 65.8 | 1.2% |
| 187th | Ghana | 65.5 | 0.4% |
| 188th | West Bank and Gaza | 65.2 | -15.0% |
| 189th | Haiti | 64.9 | 1.5% |
| 190th | Angola | 64.6 | 0.6% |
| 191st | Eswatini | 64.1 | 1.7% |
| 192nd | Guinea-Bissau | 64.1 | 0.8% |
| 193rd | Equatorial Guinea | 63.7 | 0.6% |
| 194th | Cameroon | 63.7 | 2.0% |
| 195th | Burundi | 63.7 | 1.2% |
| 196th | Kenya | 63.6 | 0.2% |
| 197th | Madagascar | 63.6 | 0.9% |
| 198th | Mozambique | 63.6 | 1.0% |
| 199th | Zimbabwe | 62.8 | 0.7% |
| 200th | Togo | 62.7 | 0.7% |
| 201st | Liberia | 62.2 | 0.4% |
| 202nd | Nauru | 62.1 | 0.3% |
| 203rd | Côte d'Ivoire | 61.9 | 0.6% |
| 204th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 61.9 | 1.5% |
| 205th | Sierra Leone | 61.8 | 0.8% |
| 206th | Niger | 61.2 | 1.3% |
| 207th | Burkina Faso | 61.1 | 0.6% |
| 208th | Benin | 60.8 | 0.5% |
| 209th | Guinea | 60.7 | 0.5% |
| 210th | Mali | 60.4 | 0.7% |
| 211th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 58.8 | 9.1% |
| 212th | South Sudan | 57.6 | 0.7% |
| 213th | Central African Republic | 57.4 | 205.1% |
| 214th | Lesotho | 57.4 | 1.0% |
| 215th | Chad | 55.1 | 1.0% |
| 216th | Nigeria | 54.5 | 0.7% |
FAQ
What was Mauritania's life expectancy in 2023?▾
Mauritania's life expectancy in 2023 was 68.5. This ranked 163rd globally.
How did Mauritania's life expectancy change in 2023?▾
Mauritania's life expectancy increased by 0.3% in 2023 compared to 2022.
Which country had the highest life expectancy in 2023?▾
Monaco had the highest life expectancy in 2023 at 86.4.
What is the life expectancy of Mauritania in 2023?▾
The life expectancy of Mauritania in 2023 was 68.5. This ranked 163rd globally.
How does 2023 compare to 2022 for Mauritania's life expectancy?▾
Mauritania's life expectancy went from 68.3 in 2022 to 68.5 in 2023, a 0.3% increase.
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