| People | Mauritania |
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Population:
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3,364,940 (July 2008 est.) |
Population density:
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4 people per sq km land area |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 45.3% (male 763,845/female 759,957)
15-64 years: 52.5% (male 872,924/female 894,980)
65 years and over: 2.2% (male 29,147/female 44,087) (2008 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 17.2 years
male: 16.9 years
female: 17.4 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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2.852% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate:
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40.14 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate:
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11.61 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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NA |
Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.66 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 66.65 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 69.69 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 63.52 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 53.91 years
male: 51.61 years
female: 56.28 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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5.69 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
Major infectious diseases:
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degree of risk: high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne diseases: malaria and Rift Valley fever (2008) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.6% (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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9,500 (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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less than 500 (2003 est.) |
Nationality:
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noun: Mauritanian(s)
adjective: Mauritanian |
Ethnic groups:
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mixed Moor/black 40%, Moor 30%, black 30% |
Religions:
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Muslim 100% |
Languages:
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Arabic (official), Pulaar, Soninke, French, Hassaniya, Wolof |
Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 51.2%
male: 59.5%
female: 43.4% (2000 census) |
People - note:
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