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Mauritania ranks 144/197 for average life expectancy at birth, with 67.1 years for males, 71.2 years for females, and 69.2 years for both sexes combined.

Mauritania life expectancy at birth by year

Average
Male
Female
1x
Year Life expectancy, years
Total Male Female
2026 69.2 67.1 71.2
2025 68.9 66.9 71
2024 68.7 66.7 70.7
2023 68.5 66.5 70.5
2022 68.3 66.3 70.3
2021 66.8 64.9 68.7
2020 66.8 64.8 68.9
2019 67.6 65.8 69.5
2018 67.4 65.6 69.3
2017 67.1 65.3 69
2016 66.8 65 68.8
2015 66.5 64.6 68.6
2014 66.2 64.2 68.3
2013 65.9 63.8 68.1
2012 65.8 63.7 68
2011 65.8 63.6 68
2010 65.7 63.5 67.9
2009 65.5 63.2 67.7
2008 65.2 63 67.4
2007 64.9 62.7 67.1
2006 64.5 62.3 66.6
2005 63.9 61.8 66
2004 63.4 61.4 65.4
2003 62.8 60.8 64.8
2002 62.2 60.3 64.2
2001 61.7 59.8 63.5
2000 61 59.2 62.8
1999 60.4 58.7 62.2
1998 59.9 58.1 61.7
1997 59.4 57.8 61
1996 58.9 57.4 60.4
1995 58.9 57.4 60.3
1994 58.8 57.3 60.2
1993 58.7 57.3 60.2
1992 58.6 57.1 60.1
1991 58.3 56.8 59.7
1990 58.1 56.6 59.6
1989 57.7 56.1 59.3
1988 57.5 55.9 59.1
1987 57 55.3 58.6
1986 56.3 54.7 58
1985 55.8 54.1 57.5
1984 55.2 53.5 56.9
1983 54.6 52.8 56.4
1982 54.2 52.5 56
1981 53.7 52 55.5
1980 53.2 51.5 55
1979 52.8 51 54.6
1978 52.3 50.5 54.2
1977 52 50.1 53.9
1976 51.8 49.9 53.7
1975 51.6 49.8 53.4
1974 51.4 49.8 53.1
1973 51.2 49.7 52.8
1972 51 49.5 52.6
1971 50.8 49.2 52.4
1970 50.5 49 52.2
1969 50.1 48.5 51.7
1968 49.5 48 51.1
1967 48.9 47.6 50.3
1966 48.1 46.9 49.4
1965 47.4 46.2 48.6
1964 46.6 45.4 47.8
1963 45.8 44.7 46.9
1962 45 44.1 46
1961 44.3 43.4 45.3
1960 43.6 42.7 44.5
1959 42.9 42 43.8
1958 42.3 41.4 43.2
1957 41.7 40.8 42.7
1956 41.1 40.2 42.1
1955 40.6 39.6 41.6
1954 40.1 39.2 41.1
1953 39.6 38.6 40.7
1952 39.2 38.2 40.3
1951 38.8 37.9 39.8
1950 38.4 37.4 39.4

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Life expectancy is the average age of death for a hypothetical cohort of newborns if they experienced the age-specific mortality rates of one particular year throughout their entire lives. It's a snapshot reflecting mortality rates in a given year that does not account for any future changes in those rates.

In Mauritania, healthy life expectancy at birth, defined by the World Health Organization as the average number of years a person can expect to live in full health, is 61.1 years for men and 59.8 for women, with a combined average of 60.4 years. People who reach 60 can expect an additional 13.5 healthy years, 13.8 for males and 13.2 for females.

Mauritania life expectancy calculator

This life expectancy calculator shows the odds of living to 100, 95, 90, and below based on current age for both males and females in Mauritania, along with mean and median age of death. The calculations are based on the 2026 life tables (actuarial tables) from the UN World Population Prospects.


Mean remaining life expectancy: 43.0 Years

Mean expected age of death: 73.0 Years

Median expected age of death: 75.1 Years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
Average Male Female
40 97.9% 97.7% 98.1%
50 93.7% 93.1% 94.3%
60 84.5% 82.2% 86.7%
65 76.5% 72.6% 80.1%
70 65.2% 59.7% 70.4%
75 50.2% 43.8% 56.4%
80 32.7% 26.8% 38.6%
85 16.6% 12.5% 20.7%
90 5.7% 3.9% 7.7%
95 1.2% 0.7% 1.7%
100 0.1% 0.1% 0.2%

Odds of dying at each age

Average
Male
Female
1x
Age Probability of dying
Average Male Female
100 41.2% 42.7% 40.3%
99 39.3% 40.9% 38.4%
98 37.5% 39.2% 36.6%
97 35.7% 37.5% 34.8%
96 33.9% 35.7% 32.9%
95 32% 33.9% 31%
94 30.2% 32.2% 29.1%
93 28.4% 30.4% 27.3%
92 26.7% 28.7% 25.5%
91 25.1% 27.1% 23.9%
90 23.6% 25.5% 22.3%
89 22.1% 23.9% 20.8%
88 20.6% 22.4% 19.3%
87 19.1% 20.9% 17.9%
86 17.7% 19.4% 16.5%
85 16.3% 17.9% 15.2%
84 15% 16.5% 13.9%
83 13.8% 15.2% 12.7%
82 12.6% 14% 11.6%
81 11.6% 12.9% 10.6%
80 10.6% 11.9% 9.64%
79 9.73% 11% 8.77%
78 8.91% 10.1% 7.97%
77 8.14% 9.29% 7.22%
76 7.43% 8.53% 6.54%
75 6.76% 7.82% 5.9%
74 6.14% 7.15% 5.31%
73 5.57% 6.53% 4.78%
72 5.05% 5.96% 4.29%
71 4.58% 5.45% 3.85%
70 4.15% 4.98% 3.45%
69 3.77% 4.55% 3.1%
68 3.43% 4.16% 2.79%
67 3.12% 3.81% 2.52%
66 2.84% 3.48% 2.28%
65 2.59% 3.19% 2.06%
64 2.36% 2.91% 1.87%
63 2.15% 2.65% 1.71%
62 1.96% 2.42% 1.55%
61 1.78% 2.2% 1.42%
60 1.62% 2.01% 1.29%
59 1.48% 1.83% 1.18%
58 1.35% 1.66% 1.08%
57 1.23% 1.51% 0.99%
56 1.13% 1.37% 0.92%
55 1.04% 1.25% 0.85%
54 0.95% 1.14% 0.78%
53 0.87% 1.04% 0.73%
52 0.8% 0.94% 0.68%
51 0.73% 0.86% 0.63%
50 0.67% 0.78% 0.58%
49 0.62% 0.71% 0.54%
48 0.57% 0.65% 0.5%
47 0.52% 0.59% 0.46%
46 0.48% 0.54% 0.43%
45 0.44% 0.49% 0.39%
44 0.4% 0.45% 0.36%
43 0.37% 0.41% 0.34%
42 0.34% 0.38% 0.31%
41 0.32% 0.35% 0.29%
40 0.3% 0.32% 0.27%
39 0.28% 0.3% 0.26%
38 0.26% 0.28% 0.24%
37 0.24% 0.26% 0.22%
36 0.23% 0.24% 0.21%
35 0.21% 0.23% 0.2%
34 0.2% 0.22% 0.18%
33 0.19% 0.21% 0.17%
32 0.18% 0.2% 0.16%
31 0.17% 0.19% 0.16%
30 0.17% 0.18% 0.15%
29 0.16% 0.18% 0.14%
28 0.16% 0.18% 0.14%
27 0.15% 0.18% 0.13%
26 0.15% 0.18% 0.12%
25 0.15% 0.18% 0.12%
24 0.15% 0.18% 0.11%
23 0.15% 0.18% 0.11%
22 0.15% 0.18% 0.11%
21 0.15% 0.18% 0.11%
20 0.14% 0.18% 0.11%
19 0.14% 0.17% 0.1%
18 0.13% 0.16% 0.1%
17 0.11% 0.14% 0.09%
16 0.1% 0.12% 0.08%
15 0.08% 0.1% 0.07%
14 0.07% 0.08% 0.06%
13 0.06% 0.07% 0.05%
12 0.05% 0.06% 0.05%
11 0.05% 0.05% 0.05%
10 0.05% 0.05% 0.05%
9 0.05% 0.06% 0.05%
8 0.06% 0.06% 0.05%
7 0.06% 0.07% 0.06%
6 0.08% 0.08% 0.07%
5 0.09% 0.1% 0.08%
4 0.11% 0.13% 0.1%
3 0.14% 0.16% 0.13%
2 0.18% 0.2% 0.17%
1 0.24% 0.26% 0.21%
0 2.75% 3.1% 2.4%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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This chart displays the probability of dying at any given age, as mortality rates vary throughout a lifetime.

In Mauritania, the risk of dying is lowest at age 10 and increases afterward. The annual chance of dying is 2.75% in the birth year, 0.17% at age 30, 1.62% at 60, and 10.6% at 80.

Aging is often defined as the increasing probability of death with age. If a 20-year-old in Mauritania never aged and faced the same risk of dying every year, their life expectancy would be 695 years — 551 for males and 936 for females.

Life expectancy by current age

Average
Male
Female
1x
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
Average Male Female
100 101.8 101.7 101.9
99 100.9 100.8 101
98 100 99.9 100.1
97 99.1 99 99.2
96 98.2 98.1 98.3
95 97.4 97.2 97.4
94 96.5 96.3 96.6
93 95.6 95.5 95.7
92 94.8 94.6 94.9
91 94 93.8 94.1
90 93.2 92.9 93.3
89 92.3 92.1 92.5
88 91.6 91.3 91.7
87 90.8 90.5 91
86 90 89.7 90.2
85 89.3 89 89.5
84 88.6 88.2 88.8
83 87.9 87.5 88.1
82 87.2 86.8 87.5
81 86.5 86.1 86.9
80 85.9 85.5 86.2
79 85.3 84.8 85.6
78 84.7 84.2 85.1
77 84.1 83.6 84.5
76 83.5 83 84
75 83 82.4 83.5
74 82.5 81.8 83
73 82 81.3 82.6
72 81.5 80.7 82.1
71 81 80.2 81.7
70 80.6 79.8 81.3
69 80.2 79.3 81
68 79.8 78.8 80.6
67 79.4 78.4 80.3
66 79 78 80
65 78.7 77.6 79.7
64 78.3 77.2 79.4
63 78 76.8 79.1
62 77.7 76.5 78.9
61 77.4 76.2 78.6
60 77.1 75.9 78.4
59 76.9 75.6 78.2
58 76.6 75.3 78
57 76.4 75 77.8
56 76.2 74.8 77.6
55 76 74.5 77.4
54 75.8 74.3 77.2
53 75.6 74.1 77
52 75.4 73.9 76.9
51 75.2 73.7 76.7
50 75 73.5 76.5
49 74.9 73.3 76.4
48 74.7 73.2 76.3
47 74.6 73 76.1
46 74.5 72.9 76
45 74.3 72.7 75.9
44 74.2 72.6 75.8
43 74.1 72.5 75.7
42 74 72.4 75.6
41 73.9 72.3 75.5
40 73.8 72.2 75.4
39 73.7 72.1 75.3
38 73.6 72 75.2
37 73.5 71.9 75.1
36 73.4 71.8 75
35 73.4 71.7 74.9
34 73.3 71.6 74.9
33 73.2 71.6 74.8
32 73.1 71.5 74.7
31 73.1 71.4 74.7
30 73 71.3 74.6
29 72.9 71.3 74.5
28 72.8 71.2 74.5
27 72.8 71.1 74.4
26 72.7 71 74.3
25 72.6 70.9 74.3
24 72.6 70.9 74.2
23 72.5 70.8 74.2
22 72.4 70.7 74.1
21 72.3 70.6 74.1
20 72.3 70.5 74
19 72.2 70.4 73.9
18 72.1 70.3 73.9
17 72.1 70.3 73.8
16 72 70.2 73.8
15 72 70.1 73.7
14 71.9 70.1 73.7
13 71.9 70.1 73.7
12 71.9 70 73.6
11 71.8 70 73.6
10 71.8 70 73.6
9 71.8 69.9 73.6
8 71.7 69.9 73.5
7 71.7 69.8 73.5
6 71.6 69.8 73.4
5 71.6 69.7 73.4
4 71.5 69.6 73.3
3 71.4 69.5 73.2
2 71.3 69.4 73.1
1 71.1 69.2 72.9
0 69.2 67.1 71.2

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Life expectancy is often mistaken for the average lifespan of an adult. However, an adult has already survived the causes of early-age mortality and can expect to live longer than the figure calculated at birth.

In Mauritania, a 65-year-old has a total life expectancy of 78.7 years, rising to 80.6 at 70, 83 at 75, and 85.9 at 80 — all higher than the 69.2 years calculated at birth.

The chart above accounts for remaining lifespan and displays total life expectancy by age and gender in Mauritania.

Probability of surviving to a given age

Average
Male
Female
1x
Age Survival probability
Average Male Female
100 0.12% 0.06% 0.2%
99 0.2% 0.11% 0.32%
98 0.32% 0.17% 0.5%
97 0.5% 0.28% 0.77%
96 0.76% 0.44% 1.15%
95 1.12% 0.66% 1.66%
94 1.61% 0.97% 2.34%
93 2.25% 1.4% 3.22%
92 3.07% 1.96% 4.32%
91 4.1% 2.69% 5.68%
90 5.36% 3.6% 7.31%
89 6.88% 4.74% 9.22%
88 8.66% 6.11% 11.4%
87 10.7% 7.72% 13.9%
86 13% 9.58% 16.7%
85 15.6% 11.7% 19.7%
84 18.3% 14% 22.8%
83 21.2% 16.5% 26.2%
82 24.3% 19.2% 29.6%
81 27.5% 22% 33.1%
80 30.8% 25% 36.6%
79 34.1% 28.1% 40.2%
78 37.4% 31.2% 43.7%
77 40.7% 34.4% 47.1%
76 44% 37.6% 50.3%
75 47.2% 40.8% 53.5%
74 50.3% 43.9% 56.5%
73 53.2% 47% 59.3%
72 56.1% 50% 62%
71 58.8% 52.9% 64.5%
70 61.3% 55.6% 66.8%
69 63.7% 58.3% 68.9%
68 66% 60.8% 70.9%
67 68.1% 63.2% 72.7%
66 70.1% 65.5% 74.4%
65 72% 67.7% 76%
64 73.7% 69.7% 77.4%
63 75.3% 71.6% 78.8%
62 76.8% 73.4% 80%
61 78.2% 75% 81.2%
60 79.5% 76.6% 82.2%
59 80.7% 78% 83.2%
58 81.8% 79.3% 84.1%
57 82.8% 80.5% 85%
56 83.8% 81.6% 85.7%
55 84.6% 82.7% 86.5%
54 85.4% 83.6% 87.2%
53 86.2% 84.5% 87.8%
52 86.9% 85.3% 88.4%
51 87.5% 86% 89%
50 88.1% 86.7% 89.5%
49 88.7% 87.3% 90%
48 89.2% 87.9% 90.4%
47 89.6% 88.4% 90.8%
46 90.1% 88.9% 91.2%
45 90.5% 89.3% 91.6%
44 90.8% 89.8% 91.9%
43 91.2% 90.1% 92.2%
42 91.5% 90.5% 92.5%
41 91.8% 90.8% 92.8%
40 92.1% 91.1% 93%
39 92.3% 91.3% 93.3%
38 92.5% 91.6% 93.5%
37 92.8% 91.8% 93.7%
36 93% 92.1% 93.9%
35 93.2% 92.3% 94.1%
34 93.4% 92.5% 94.3%
33 93.5% 92.7% 94.4%
32 93.7% 92.8% 94.6%
31 93.9% 93% 94.7%
30 94% 93.2% 94.9%
29 94.2% 93.4% 95%
28 94.3% 93.5% 95.1%
27 94.5% 93.7% 95.3%
26 94.6% 93.9% 95.4%
25 94.7% 94% 95.5%
24 94.9% 94.2% 95.6%
23 95% 94.4% 95.7%
22 95.2% 94.5% 95.8%
21 95.3% 94.7% 95.9%
20 95.4% 94.9% 96%
19 95.6% 95% 96.1%
18 95.7% 95.2% 96.2%
17 95.8% 95.3% 96.3%
16 95.9% 95.4% 96.4%
15 96% 95.5% 96.4%
14 96.1% 95.6% 96.5%
13 96.1% 95.7% 96.6%
12 96.2% 95.7% 96.6%
11 96.2% 95.8% 96.7%
10 96.3% 95.8% 96.7%
9 96.3% 95.9% 96.7%
8 96.4% 95.9% 96.8%
7 96.4% 96% 96.9%
6 96.5% 96.1% 96.9%
5 96.6% 96.2% 97%
4 96.7% 96.3% 97.1%
3 96.8% 96.5% 97.2%
2 97% 96.7% 97.4%
1 97.2% 96.9% 97.6%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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This chart shows the odds of living to each age from birth. In Mauritania, 79.5% of newborns are expected to live past 60, 61.3% past 70, 30.8% past 80, 5.36% past 90, and only 0.12% past 100.

For longevity rates starting from a different age, use the calculator provided above.

Compare Mauritania Life expectancy vs other countries

Death rate by age in Mauritania

Total
Male
Female
1x
Age Death rate
Total Male Female
100 0 0 0
99 79.7 43.5 122.2
98 121.8 68.6 183.7
97 180.3 105 267.3
96 258.6 155.7 377
95 360 223.8 514
94 486 313 681
93 639 425 878
92 820 562 1,104
91 1,029 727 1,355
90 1,263 919 1,628
89 1,517 1,135 1,916
88 1,783 1,370 2,207
87 2,051 1,615 2,491
86 2,308 1,860 2,754
85 2,544 2,094 2,986
84 2,752 2,312 3,179
83 2,928 2,508 3,330
82 3,072 2,682 3,439
81 3,184 2,835 3,506
80 3,265 2,966 3,534
79 3,315 3,072 3,524
78 3,332 3,149 3,478
77 3,317 3,196 3,399
76 3,269 3,208 3,290
75 3,191 3,188 3,156
74 3,089 3,140 3,001
73 2,968 3,069 2,833
72 2,833 2,981 2,657
71 2,692 2,880 2,479
70 2,547 2,770 2,304
69 2,402 2,654 2,136
68 2,260 2,533 1,977
67 2,122 2,409 1,830
66 1,989 2,283 1,693
65 1,861 2,155 1,568
64 1,736 2,027 1,452
63 1,617 1,901 1,344
62 1,503 1,776 1,243
61 1,394 1,654 1,149
60 1,291 1,536 1,062
59 1,194 1,423 982
58 1,105 1,316 909
57 1,022 1,216 844
56 946 1,122 785
55 876 1,034 732
54 811 952 684
53 751 876 639
52 695 805 597
51 642 740 557
50 594 679 520
49 548 622 484
48 505 569 450
47 466 521 418
46 429 477 388
45 396 437 360
44 366 401 335
43 338 368 312
42 314 340 291.1
41 292.2 315 272.3
40 272.5 292.1 255.1
39 254.8 272.2 239.1
38 238.5 254.4 224.2
37 223.5 238.4 210.1
36 209.8 224.1 196.8
35 197.3 211.4 184.5
34 186.2 200.3 173.3
33 176.5 190.7 163.4
32 168.2 182.7 154.8
31 161.2 176.2 147.3
30 155.4 171.2 140.7
29 150.7 167.7 134.7
28 146.8 165.6 129
27 143.7 164.9 123.5
26 141.3 165.4 118.3
25 139.8 167 113.7
24 139.2 169.5 109.9
23 139.3 172.3 107.1
22 139.7 174.6 105.3
21 139.6 175.1 104.1
20 137.4 172.1 102.6
19 132 163.8 99.7
18 122.6 150 94.7
17 109.6 131.5 87.1
16 94.8 111.3 77.9
15 80.3 92 68.2
14 67.9 76 59.4
13 58.4 64.2 52.4
12 52 56.4 47.5
11 48.7 52.3 44.9
10 48 51.4 44.4
9 49.9 53.5 46.1
8 54.5 58.7 50.2
7 62.2 67.2 57
6 73.5 79.7 67.1
5 89.4 97.2 81.4
4 111.2 120.9 101.1
3 140.3 152.5 127.7
2 178.7 193.9 163
1 228.6 247.6 209
0 2,753 3,099 2,399

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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This chart shows the number of deaths by age up to 100 for 3 cohorts of 100,000 newborns each — male, female, and both combined — illustrating how expected mortality is distributed throughout life.

In Mauritania, the most probable age of death — the age at which the highest number of deaths occur — is 78 for both sexes combined, 76 for males, and 80 for females. Vertical lines mark the median age of death: 72 for men, 76.1 for women, and 74.1 combined, meaning only half of each cohort is expected to live past that age.

Note that this chart does not show rates per 100,000 population, as those would be skewed by age structure and reflect Mauritania's demographics more than its death rate.

Life expectancy in other countries

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Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Data sources:

  1. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  2. World Health Organization (WHO) | Global Health Observatory (2021, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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