Life expectancy at birth: females in Mauritania

In 2025, female life expectancy at birth in Mauritania was 71.0 years, up from 70.7 years in 2024. This gives Mauritania the 189th-highest globally (out of 236 economies with available data).
Life expectancy at birth: females
Average years of life for females
Mauritania
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Life expectancy at birth: females

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About this indicator
Female life expectancy at birth represents the average number of years a newborn girl is expected to live, assuming that current mortality conditions remain the same throughout her life. Because we cannot know future death rates in advance, this indicator uses a "snapshot" of today’s conditions to estimate lifespan. If healthcare and living standards continue to improve over time, actual lifespans will likely be higher than this current estimate.
Sources and updates

Data sources

The data for this indicator are drawn from the United Nations World Population Prospects.

Last update

This indicator was last updated on Econorama on 18 June 2026 and reflects the latest data available from the underlying sources at that time.
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Health

Health expenditure (% of GDP)
Current spending on healthcare goods and services
Rank146th of 194
Obesity among adults
Share of adults aged 18+ with BMI ≥ 30
Rank91st of 199
Cigarette smoking
Share of the population aged 15+ who smoke
Rank131st of 167

Economic activity

Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Millions, constant international dollars
Rank142nd of 194
GDP growth
Annual growth (%), adjusted for inflation
Rank68th of 194
GDP growth forecast for the current year
Full-year forecast for 2026, adjusted for inflation
Rank42nd of 190
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Population & Demographics

Total population
Number of people
Rank124th of 236
Cumulative growth of population
Total growth of population (%) since 2010
Rank20th of 236
Median age of population
Age dividing the population into two equal halves
Rank224th of 236
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Public Finance

Government debt (% of GDP)
Gross debt of the general government
Rank135th of 190
Public debt per capita
Gross debt of the general government, in current international dollars
Rank138th of 191
Government budget balance (% of GDP)
Positive values indicate a surplus; negative values indicate a deficit
Rank39th of 194
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Living Standards

GDP per capita
Constant international dollars
Rank139th of 194
Inflation
Annual growth (%) of consumer prices
Rank144th of 193
Cumulative inflation
Total growth (%) of consumer prices since 2010
Rank83rd of 189