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HEALTH PROFILE: Mauritania

Data Sources: WHO, CDC, World Bank, UN.
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Mauritania MAURITANIA POPULATION PYRAMID
 
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    Mauritania
    COUNTRY PROFILE
    Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
    Mauritania MAURITANIA LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
          World Rank
      Male Female M F
    At Birth
    68.1
    68.7
    119
    141
    Age 5
    73.8
    73.6
    71
    129
    Age 10
    74.2
    73.9
    68
    127
    Age 15
    74.3
    74.1
    68
    127
    Age 20
    74.6
    74.3
    69
    127
    Age 25
    74.9
    74.6
    69
    127
    Age 30
    75.3
    74.9
    70
    127
    Age 35
    75.7
    75.2
    70
    127
    Age 40
    76.1
    75.7
    67
    128
    Age 45
    76.6
    76.2
    66
    129
    Age 50
    77.2
    76.9
    67
    131
    Age 55
    78.1
    77.8
    66
    134
    Age 60
    79.1
    78.9
    71
    135
    Age 65
    80.6
    80.3
    70
    131
    Age 70
    82.3
    82.1
    68
    125
    Age 75
    84.6
    84.4
    67
    127
    Age 80
    87.1
    87.0
    69
    123
    Age 85
    90.1
    90.2
    71
    112
    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. Coronary Heart Disease
    97.58
    114
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    84.48
    39
    3. Stroke
    74.41
    100
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    44.13
    41
    5. Malaria
    43.02
    20
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    33.08
    83
    7. Road Traffic Accidents
    31.87
    44
    8. Kidney Disease
    28.66
    67
    9. Cervical Cancer
    27.42
    20
    10. Liver Disease
    25.88
    73
    11. Tuberculosis
    24.14
    46
    12. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19.76
    53
    13. Prostate Cancer
    18.54
    72
    14. Lung Disease
    16.35
    131
    15. Hypertension
    16.11
    102
    16. Maternal Conditions
    16.08
    15
    17. Low Birth Weight
    15.92
    3
    18. Breast Cancer
    14.72
    122
    19. Malnutrition
    13.89
    20
    20. Violence
    13.71
    31
    21. Liver Cancer
    12.80
    20
    22. Birth Trauma
    9.85
    27
    23. Other Injuries
    8.96
    76
    24. Asthma
    8.59
    70
    25. Meningitis
    8.18
    39
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    26. Pertussis
    7.56
    2
    27. Congenital Anomalies
    7.27
    46
    28. HIV/AIDS
    7.20
    66
    29. Falls
    6.66
    73
    30. Stomach Cancer
    6.03
    91
    31. Suicide
    5.47
    132
    32. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.29
    146
    33. Parkinson's Disease
    4.87
    54
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.86
    90
    35. Endocrine Disorders
    4.39
    78
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    4.26
    67
    37. Ovary Cancer
    3.39
    128
    38. Fires
    3.05
    47
    39. Lung Cancers
    2.77
    163
    40. Lymphomas
    2.74
    157
    41. Drug Use
    2.66
    30
    42. Skin Cancers
    2.41
    54
    43. Syphilis
    2.25
    6
    44. Skin Disease
    2.17
    54
    45. Drownings
    2.10
    112
    46. Bladder Cancer
    2.05
    93
    47. Oral Cancer
    2.03
    130
    48. Epilepsy
    1.97
    72
    49. Pancreas Cancer
    1.67
    151
    50. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.53
    91
    Mauritania MAURITANIA TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Deaths %
    1. Influenza and Pneumonia
    2,756
    11.66
    2. Low Birth Weight
    2,014
    8.52
    3. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,656
    7.01
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    1,636
    6.92
    5. Malaria
    1,423
    6.02
    6. Stroke
    1,307
    5.53
    7. Birth Trauma
    1,204
    5.10
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,158
    4.90
    9. Tuberculosis
    717
    3.03
    10. Congenital Anomalies
    665
    2.81
    11. Maternal Conditions
    639
    2.70
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    594
    2.51
    13. Liver Disease
    586
    2.48
    14. Pertussis
    574
    2.43
    15. Kidney Disease
    555
    2.35
    16. Violence
    491
    2.08
    17. Malnutrition
    462
    1.96
    18. Meningitis
    357
    1.51
    19. Other Injuries
    343
    1.45
    20. Cervical Cancer
    333
    1.41
    21. Liver Cancer
    312
    1.32
    22. Hypertension
    286
    1.21
    23. Lung Disease
    275
    1.16
    24. Alzheimers & Dementia
    251
    1.06
    25. HIV/AIDS
    231
    0.98
      Deaths %
    26. Syphilis
    204
    0.86
    27. Endocrine Disorders
    197
    0.83
    28. Breast Cancer
    189
    0.80
    29. Asthma
    170
    0.72
    30. Suicide
    141
    0.60
    31. Falls
    140
    0.59
    32. Stomach Cancer
    132
    0.56
    33. Fires
    123
    0.52
    34. Prostate Cancer
    118
    0.50
    35. Drownings
    116
    0.49
    36. Inflammatory/Heart
    110
    0.47
    37. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    110
    0.47
    38. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    83
    0.35
    39. Epilepsy
    75
    0.32
    40. Drug Use
    71
    0.30
    41. Parkinson's Disease
    69
    0.29
    42. Poisonings
    67
    0.28
    43. Lymphomas
    65
    0.28
    44. Lung Cancers
    60
    0.25
    45. Tetanus
    58
    0.25
    46. Skin Cancers
    50
    0.21
    47. Skin Disease
    47
    0.20
    48. Oral Cancer
    45
    0.19
    49. Ovary Cancer
    43
    0.18
    50. Bladder Cancer
    42
    0.18
    Mauritania MAURITANIA CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    27.42
    20
    2. Prostate Cancer
    18.54
    72
    3. Breast Cancer
    14.72
    122
    4. Liver Cancer
    12.80
    20
    5. Stomach Cancer
    6.03
    91
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5.29
    146
    7. Ovary Cancer
    3.39
    128
    8. Lung Cancers
    2.77
    163
      Rate World Rank
    9. Lymphomas
    2.74
    157
    10. Skin Cancers
    2.41
    54
    11. Bladder Cancer
    2.05
    93
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.03
    130
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    1.67
    151
    14. Uterin Cancer
    1.46
    141
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.31
    140
    16. Leukemia
    0.73
    176
    Mauritania MAURITANIA HEALTH RISK FACTORS
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    ALCOHOL LITERS
    Total Rank
    N/D
    186
    SMOKING %
    M F Rank
    20.7
    2.2
    114
    127
    OBESITY %
    M F Rank
    6.6
    18.5
    132
    122
    HAPPINESS SCORE
    Total Rank
    4.15
    126
    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
    58.4
    61.6
    60.0
    133
    132
    134
    2010
    60.5
    63.5
    62.0
    142
    145
    143
    2019
    68.1
    68.7
    68.4
    119
    141
    131
    Mauritania MAURITANIA DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
      Value World Rank
    Population Total
    4.079m
    126
    Sex Ratio M / F
    0.93
    176
    Population 0-14
    37.6%
    39
    Population 15-64
    58.5%
    153
    Population 65 +
    3.9%
    146
    Birth Rate / 1000
    28.06
    37
    Death Rate / 1000
    7.43
    89
    Fertility Rate
    3.59
    36
    Infant Mortality
    52.05
    19
    Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
    1.03
    165
    Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
    1.01
    174
      Value World Rank
    Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
    0.89
    188
    Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
    0.73
    138
    Net Migration
    -0.74
    112
    Population Growth
    2.02%
    38
    Literacy Total
    53.5%
    160
    Literacy Male
    63.7%
    144
    Literacy Female
    43.4%
    144
    Unemployment
    10.2%
    57
    Life Expectancy / Birth
    68.4
    131
    Healthy Life Expectancy
    59.8
    131
    GDP per Capita USD
    $5,000
    138

    COVID-19 REPORT

      CASES    DEATHS 
    63,848
    997
    4/1/24
    Mauritania COVID-19 DEATH SIMULATOR

    A calendar based simulation of Covid-19 deaths compared to historical average of selected Mauritania causes.

     
     
    Mauritania COVID-19 CASE CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Mauritania COVID-19 DEATH CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.