Country profile · MRT
Mauritania
Region · Sub-Saharan Africa Population · 5M people
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Health and education
- Death before age 1
- 3.1%
- Maternal deaths per 100,000 births
- 464 / 100,000
- Children per woman
- 4.70
- Expected years of schooling
- 7.9 years
- Tertiary enrollment
- 6%
- Smoking prevalence (men / women)
- 19% / 3%
Income and daily life
- Income inequality (Gini)
- 0.32
- Urban population
- 60%
- Employment in agriculture
- 34%
- Internet use
- 45%
- Adult HIV prevalence
- 0.17%
- Homicides per 100,000 people
- 1.0 / 100k
- Road deaths per 100,000 people
- 20.0 / 100k
- Out-of-pocket health spending
- 48%
- Women married before age 18
- 37%
- Life satisfaction (out of 10)
- 4.51
Religion
- Islam100%
Major cities
- Nouakchott
Common hazards
- Drought
Common migration destinations
- Senegal