Mauritania People:
Population:
3,086,859 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 45.8% (male:707,728; female:704,616)
15-64 years: 52% (male:792,589; female:813,763)
65 years and over: 2.2% (male:27,560; female:40,603) (2005)
Median age:
total: 16.98 years
male: 16.71 years
female: 17.24 years (2005)
Population growth rate:
2.9% (2005 est.)
Birth rate:
41.43 births
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate:
12.44 deaths
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate:
0 migrant(s)
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female (2005)
under 15 years: 1 male(s)/female (2005)
15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female (2005)
65 years and over: 0.68 male(s)/female (2005)
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2005)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 70.89 deaths
/
1,000 live births (2005 est.)
male: 73.81 deaths
/
1,000 live births
female: 67.89 deaths
/
1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total: 52.73 years (2005 est.)
male: 50.52 years
female: 55 years
Total fertility rate:
5.94 children born/woman (2005 est.)
HIV/AIDS — adult prevalence rate:
0.6% (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS — people living with HIV/AIDS:
9,500 (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS — deaths:
less than 500 (2003 est.)
Major infectious diseases:
degree of risk: very high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne disease: malaria and Rift Valley fever are high risks in some locations
animal contact disease: meningococcal meningitis (2004)
Nationality:
noun: Mauritanian(s)
adjective: Mauritanian
Ethnic groups:
mixed Maur/black 40%, Moor 30%, black 30%
Religions:
Muslim 100%
Languages:
Arabic (official), Pulaar, Soninke, French, Hassaniya, Wolof
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 41.7%
male: 51.8%
female: 31.9% (2003)
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