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Mauritania Life Expectancy (Male)

66.7 yearsas of 2024+0.3% vs 2023

Male life expectancy at birth, in years. Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Retrieved October 15, 2026.

Trend

2000 – 2024 · World Bank

History

most recent 12 periods
PeriodLife Expectancy (Male)
202466.7 years
202366.5 years
202266.3 years
202164.9 years
202064.8 years
201965.8 years
201865.6 years
201765.3 years
201665 years
201564.6 years
201464.2 years
201363.9 years

Get this via API

GET /v1/data

Request the available observations for this indicator as JSON. The response includes source metadata and reporting periods.

curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?country_code=MR&metric_key=life_expectancy_male_years" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AFRICA_API_KEY"

Life Expectancy (Male) across Africa

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CountryLife Expectancy (Male)Period
Nigeria54.3 years2024
Kenya61.6 years2024
South Africa62.8 years2024
Egypt69.7 years2024
Ghana63.3 years2024
Ethiopia64.4 years2024

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