What is the population of Mauritania?
Population | 4,005,475 |
Population Growth Rate | 2.29% |
Urban Population | 41.5% |
Population in Major Urban Areas | NOUAKCHOTT (capital) 786,000 |
Nationality Noun | Mauritanian(s) |
Nationality Adjective | Mauritanian |
Ethnic Groups | mixed Maur/black 40%, Maur 30%, black 30% |
Languages Spoken | Hassaniya Arabic (official), Pulaar, Soninke, Wolof (official), French |
What are the health conditions in Mauritania?
Animal Contact Disease (s) | rabies |
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate - female 15-49 | 9.3% |
Death Rate - deaths/1,000 population | 8.5 |
Drinking Water Source - percent of rural population improved | 47.7% |
Drinking Water Source - percent of total population unimproved | 50.4% |
Drinking Water Source - percent of urban population improved | 52.3% |
Food or Waterborne Disease (s) | bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever |
Health Expenditures - percent of GDP | 5.4% |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | 0.7% |
HIV/Aids Deaths | 800 |
Hospital Bed Density - beds/1,000 population | .4 |
Infant Mortality Rate - female deaths/1,000 live births | 52.3 |
Infant Mortality Rate - male deaths/1,000 live births | 62.51 |
Infant Mortality Rate - total deaths/1,000 live births | 57.48 |
Major Infectious Diseases - degree of risk | very high |
Maternal Mortality Rate - deaths/100,000 live births | 510 |
Mean Age for Mother's First Birth | 21.9 |
Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 12.7% |
People Living with HIV/AIDS | 14,000 |
Physicians Density - physicians/1,000 population | .13 |
Respiratory disease (s) | meningococcal meningitis |
Sanitation Facility Access - percent of total population unimproved | 73.3% |
Sanitation Facility Access - percent of urban population improved | 51.1% |
Sanitation Facility Access - percent of rural population improved | 9.2% |
Total Fertility Rate - children born/woman | 4.15 |
Underweight - percent of children under five years | 19.5% |
Vectorborne Disease (s) | malaria and dengue fever |
How long do people live in Mauritania?
Life Expectancy at Birth | 61 Years |
Life Expectancy at Birth - female | 64 Years |
Life Expectancy at Birth - male | 59 Years |
Median Age | 19 Years |
Median Age - female | 20 Years |
Median Age - male | 18 Years |
Birth Rate - births/1,000 population | 32 |
Death Rate - deaths/1,000 population | 8.5 |
Median Age | 19 Years |
Median Age - female | 20 Years |
Median Age - male | 18 Years |
Net Migration Rate - migrant(s)/1,000 population | -0.87 |
Population Growth Rate | 2.29% |
Sex Ratio 0-14 Years - male/female | 1.01 |
Sex Ratio 15-24 Years - male/female | .96 |
Sex Ratio 25-54 Years - male/female | .86 |
Sex Ratio 55-64 Years - male/female | .93 |
Sex Ratio at Birth - male/female | 1.03 |
Sex Ratio of Total Population - male/female | .93 |
Sex Ratio Over 64 Years - male/female | .74 |
What are the health conditions in Mauritania?
What is school like in Mauritania?
Education Expenditures - percent of GDP | 3.7% |
Literacy - female | 31.9% |
Literacy - male | 51.8% |
Literacy - total population | 51.2% |
Literacy Definition | age 15 and over can read and write |
School Life Expectancy - female | 8 Years |
School Life Expectancy - male | 8 Years |
Total School Life Expectancy - (primary to tertiary) | 8 Years |
Can people in Mauritania read?
Literacy - female | 31.9% |
Literacy - male | 51.8% |
Literacy - total population | 51.2% |
Literacy Definition | age 15 and over can read and write |
Predominant Language | Hassaniya Arabic (official), Pulaar, Soninke, Wolof (official), French |
Is Mauritania a safe place to visit?