| People | Mauritania |
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Population:
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3,129,486 (July 2009 est.) |
Urbanization:
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urban population: 41% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 3% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.) |
Population density:
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4 people per sq km land area |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 41% (male 643,436/female 638,793)
15-64 years: 55.7% (male 818,778/female 923,046)
65 years and over: 3.4% (male 44,836/female 60,597) (2009 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 19.2 years
male: 18.3 years
female: 20 years (2009 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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2.399% (2009 est.) |
Birth rate:
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34.11 births/1,000 population (2009 est.) |
Death rate:
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11.61 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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-0.96 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.) |
Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.89 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.74 male(s)/female
total population: 0.93 male(s)/female (2009 est.) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 63.42 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 68.65 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 58.03 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 60.37 years
male: 58.22 years
female: 62.59 years (2009 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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4.45 children born/woman (2009 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
respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis
animal contact disease: rabies (2009) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.8% (2007 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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14,000 (2007 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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fewer than 1,000 (2007 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 and national), Pulaar, Soninke, Wolof (all national languages), French, Hassaniya |
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) |
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 8 years
male: 8 years
female: 8 years (2006) |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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2.9% of GDP (2006) |
People - note:
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