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| Population: |
2,747,312 (July 2001 est.)
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| Age structure: |
0-14 years:
46.14% (male 634,940; female 632,654)
15-64 years:
51.59% (male 698,433; female 718,883)
65 years and over:
2.27% (male 25,840; female 36,562) (2001 est.)
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| Population growth rate: |
2.93% (2001 est.)
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| Birth rate: |
42.95 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Death rate: |
13.65 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Net migration rate: |
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Sex ratio: |
at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.97 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.71 male(s)/female
total population:
0.98 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
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| Infant mortality rate: |
76.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
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| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population:
51.14 years
male:
49.06 years
female:
53.29 years (2001 est.)
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| Total fertility rate: |
6.22 children born/woman (2001 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
1.8% (2000 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
6,600 (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
610 (1999 est.)
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| Nationality: |
noun:
Mauritanian(s)
adjective:
Mauritanian
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| Ethnic groups: |
mixed Maur/black 40%, Maur 30%, black 30%
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| Languages: |
Hasaniya Arabic (official), Pular, Soninke, Wolof (official), French
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| Literacy: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
46.7%
male:
53.4%
female:
40% (1998 est.)
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