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Mauritania
Mauritania Population Pyramid
 


Mauritania
MAURITANIA LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
        World Rank
  Male Female All M F All
1960
41.5
45.7
43.5
131
123
129
1970
45.5
49.9
47.6
135
129
133
1980
50.5
54.7
52.5
135
133
134
1990
55.6
59.5
57.5
140
136
137
2000
59.8
63.3
61.5
130
128
130
2010
58.6
63.0
60.8
149
147
148
 
 
Mauritania
MAURITANIA LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
      World Rank
  Male Female M F
At Birth
58.6
63.0
149
147
Age 5
64.4
66.8
151
159
Age 10
65.1
67.5
151
159
Age 15
65.4
67.9
151
158
Age 20
65.8
68.4
149
157
Age 25
66.5
69.1
149
157
Age 30
67.2
69.9
149
157
Age 35
68.0
70.7
148
160
Age 40
69.0
71.5
149
163
Age 45
70.0
72.5
151
164
Age 50
71.3
73.5
150
167
Age 55
72.8
74.7
150
168
Age 60
74.6
76.2
153
171
Age 65
76.7
77.9
158
169
Age 70
79.1
80.0
160
169
Age 75
82.0
82.6
162
173
Age 80
85.2
85.7
170
173
Age 85
88.9
89.2
170
182
Age 90
92.9
93.1
169
177
Age 95
97.1
97.3
189
179
Age 100
101.7
101.7
180
189
 
 
Mauritania
MAURITANIA TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
 
  Deaths %
1 Influenza & Pneumonia
4,046
15.23
2 Diarrhoeal diseases
2,933
11.04
3 Tuberculosis
2,728
10.27
4 Stroke
1,501
5.65
5 Low Birth Weight
1,447
5.45
6 Coronary Heart Disease
1,232
4.64
7 Malaria
1,170
4.41
8 Birth Trauma
1,081
4.07
9 HIV/AIDS
862
3.25
10 Road Traffic Accidents
695
2.62
11 Diabetes Mellitus
628
2.36
12 Maternal Conditions
605
2.28
13 Other Injuries
591
2.23
14 Violence
485
1.83
15 Meningitis
440
1.66
16 Lung Disease
437
1.65
17 Congenital Anomalies
378
1.42
18 Asthma
360
1.36
19 Kidney Disease
318
1.20
20 Liver Cancer
313
1.18
21 Hypertension
299
1.13
22 Syphilis
290
1.09
23 Endocrine Disorders
248
0.93
24 Cervical Cancer
244
0.92
25 Malnutrition
234
0.88
  Deaths %
26 Inflammatory/Heart
196
0.74
27 Epilepsy
184
0.69
28 Schistosomiasis
176
0.66
29 Fires
170
0.64
30 Suicide
166
0.63
31 Pertussis
148
0.56
32 Breast Cancer
142
0.53
33 Poisonings
131
0.49
34 Drownings
129
0.49
35 Liver Disease
108
0.41
36 Anaemia
104
0.39
37 Stomach Cancer
98
0.37
38 Peptic Ulcer Disease
95
0.36
39 Lymphomas
87
0.33
40 Tetanus
86
0.32
41 Vitamin A Deficiency
86
0.32
42 Prostate Cancer
77
0.29
43 Falls
67
0.25
44 Other Neoplasms
67
0.25
45 Colon-Rectum Cancers
67
0.25
46 Alzheimers/Dementia
62
0.23
47 Upper Respiratory
55
0.21
48 Skin Disease
50
0.19
49 Rheumatic Heart Disease
41
0.15
50 Leishmaniasis
38
0.14
 
 
Mauritania
MAURITANIA TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
1 Influenza & Pneumonia
149.96
25
2 Stroke
133.46
48
3 Tuberculosis
115.35
7
4 Coronary Heart Disease
108.20
101
5 Diarrhoeal diseases
83.59
28
6 Diabetes Mellitus
52.02
56
7 Lung Disease
37.26
58
8 HIV/AIDS
32.89
48
9 Hypertension
27.32
87
10 Low Birth Weight
26.83
12
11 Road Traffic Accidents
26.06
43
12 Malaria
26.02
35
13 Asthma
24.21
13
14 Kidney Disease
22.58
61
15 Birth Trauma
20.03
21
16 Other Injuries
19.99
43
17 Maternal Conditions
18.90
29
18 Liver Cancer
18.36
13
19 Violence
16.84
51
20 Endocrine Disorders
16.25
40
21 Breast Cancer
15.71
103
22 Cervical Cancer
15.17
15
23 Inflammatory/Heart
13.48
46
24 Meningitis
11.78
32
25 Epilepsy
8.51
25
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
26 Prostate Cancer
8.48
55
27 Schistosomiasis
8.39
17
28 Alzheimers/Dementia
7.99
68
29 Congenital Anomalies
7.61
47
30 Suicide
7.05
99
31 Liver Disease
6.90
129
32 Peptic Ulcer Disease
6.82
44
33 Stomach Cancer
6.63
98
34 Malnutrition
6.39
59
35 Anaemia
6.22
39
36 Syphilis
5.97
3
37 Poisonings
5.54
39
38 Fires
5.08
34
39 Skin Disease
4.34
51
40 Colon-Rectum Cancers
4.11
148
41 Other Neoplasms
3.99
56
42 Drownings
3.97
86
43 Lymphomas
3.94
133
44 Falls
3.88
94
45 Pertussis
2.76
23
46 Bladder Cancer
2.35
92
47 Lung Cancers
2.30
169
48 Ovary Cancer
1.83
123
49 Leukemia
1.81
168
50 Upper Respiratory
1.76
44
 
 
Mauritania
MAURITANIA CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Rate World Rank
1 Liver Cancer
18.36
13
2 Breast Cancer
15.71
103
3 Cervical Cancer
15.17
15
4 Prostate Cancer
8.48
55
5 Stomach Cancer
6.63
98
6 Colon-Rectum Cancers
4.11
148
7 Other Neoplasms
3.99
56
8 Lymphomas
3.94
133
9 Bladder Cancer
2.35
92
  Rate World Rank
10 Lung Cancers
2.30
169
11 Ovary Cancer
1.83
123
12 Leukemia
1.81
168
13 Oral Cancer
1.58
163
14 Oesophagus Cancer
1.57
136
15 Pancreas Cancer
1.50
143
16 Skin Cancers
1.12
102
17 Uterin Cancer
0.60
132
 
 
Mauritania
MAURITANIA HEALTH RISK FACTORS
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
ALCOHOL LITERS
Total Rank
0.0
184
SMOKING PERCENT
M F Rank
22.3
3.7
111
96
OBESITY PERCENT
M F Rank
5.1
31.1
133
58
HAPPINESS SCORE
Total Rank
177
129

 
Mauritania
MAURITANIA DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
 
  Value World Rank
Population Total
3,129,486
131
Sex Ratio M / F
0.93
176
Population 0-14
41.0 %
37
Population 15-64
55.7 %
156
Population 65 +
3.4 %
147
Birth Rate / 1000
34.11
36
Death Rate / 1000
9.16
77
Fertulity Rate
4.45
37
Infant Mortality
63.42
34
Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
1.03
185
Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
1.01
182
  Value World Rank
Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
0.89
188
Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
0.74
120
Net Migrattion
-0.96
101
Population Growth
2.40
28
Literacy Total
51.2
168
Literacy Male
59.5
166
Literacy Female
43.4
158
Unemployment
30.0
21
LIFE EXPECTANCY / BIRTH
60.8
148
HEALTHY LIFE EXPECTANCY
51.0
154
GDP PER CAPITA USD
$2,100
152
 
 
 

Latest WHO data (2010), Death Rates are age-standardized, total deaths are % of population

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