Which has higher life expectancy by sex, Mauritania or Tuvalu?

Tuvalu, at 70.7 years against 70.48 years in Mauritania as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Tuvalu?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mauritania vs Tuvalu: Life expectancy by sex

Mauritania

70.48 years

in 2023

Tuvalu

70.7 years

in 2023

Mauritania rank

189th

Tuvalu rank

186th

Life expectancy by sex over time

Mauritania
Tuvalu

How they compare

Tuvalu currently reports 70.7 years against 70.48 years in Mauritania, a difference of 0.22 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tuvalu ahead.

Mauritania ranks 189th and Tuvalu ranks 186th of 236 countries.

Tuvalu has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritania	Tuvalu	Difference	Ahead
1950s	41.47 years	46.41 years	4.94 years	Tuvalu
1960s	48.16 years	54.28 years	6.12 years	Tuvalu
1970s	53.29 years	60.47 years	7.18 years	Tuvalu
1980s	57.21 years	63.78 years	6.57 years	Tuvalu
1990s	60.54 years	64.88 years	4.34 years	Tuvalu
2000s	65.56 years	66.72 years	1.16 years	Tuvalu
2010s	68.54 years	68.76 years	0.2234 years	Tuvalu
2020s	69.58 years	70.17 years	0.5851 years	Tuvalu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy by sex, Mauritania or Tuvalu?: Tuvalu, at 70.7 years against 70.48 years in Mauritania as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy by sex between Mauritania and Tuvalu?: 0.22 years, with Tuvalu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Tuvalu?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Mauritania and Tuvalu rank globally for life expectancy by sex?: Mauritania ranks 189th and Tuvalu ranks 186th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Life expectancy by sex
Unit: years
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth among females, in a given year.