Healthy life expectancy in Mauritania

Healthy life expectancy at birth in Mauritania was 61.4 years in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.

Measure: Healthy life expectancy at birth Unit: Years Data: 2000 to 2023 Source: WHO
Mauritania, 2023 61.4 Years
Change from 2022 +1.8% 2022: 60.3 years
Position in 2023 119th of 185 See the full ranking

Healthy life expectancy in Mauritania over time

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Years. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Healthy life expectancy at birth (years), 2000 to 2023
Period Mauritania
2023 61.4 years
2022 60.3 years
2021 59.6 years
2020 60.2 years
2019 61.2 years
2018 61.0 years
2017 60.8 years
2016 60.6 years
2015 60.4 years
2014 60.2 years
2013 60.0 years
2012 59.8 years
2011 59.6 years
2010 59.4 years
2009 59.1 years
2008 58.7 years
2007 58.3 years
2006 57.9 years
2005 57.4 years
2004 57.0 years
2003 56.4 years
2002 55.9 years
2001 55.3 years
2000 54.8 years

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.8% from 60.3 years in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 60.0 years, the figure has changed by +2.3%.
  • Among the 185 countries with data for 2023, Mauritania has the 119th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
WHO
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Dataset or series code
WHOSIS_000002 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2023 for Mauritania
Provider update
1 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (WHO datasets, with additional terms)
Attribution
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory