Countries
Mauritania
Map
This map is an approximation of actual country borders.
Statistics
| Total population (2016) | 4,301,000 |
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| Gross national income per capita (PPP international $, 2013) | 2,850 |
| Life expectancy at birth m/f (years, 2016) | 63/65 |
| Probability of dying under five (per 1 000 live births, 2017) | 79 |
| Probability of dying between 15 and 60 years m/f (per 1 000 population, 2016) | 224/181 |
| Total expenditure on health per capita (Intl $, 2014) | 148 |
| Total expenditure on health as % of GDP (2014) | 3.8 |
| Latest data available from the Global Health Observatory | |
Contact information
Monsieur le Représentant de l'OMS
Gueye, Dr Abdou Salam
Boîte postale 320 Nouakchott, Mauritania
Telephone:
+222 36 30 30 832
Facsimile:
+222 4525 8644
afwcomr@who.int
Health profile
WHO collaboration
Country cooperation strategy available in
Country cooperation strategy brief available in
Mortality and burden of disease
Nutrition
Outbreaks and emergencies
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Rift Valley fever in Mauritania
1 November 2012
Features
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Environmental health challenges in Mauritania
20 March 2013