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Country fact sheet: Mauritania
| - Total population: | 4 862 989 |
| - Female population: | 2 478 273 |
| - Male population: | 2 384 716 |
Health Expenditure
| - Total per capita (US$): | 89.3 |
| - Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): | 33.1 |
| - UHC Service Coverage Index: | 40 |
Human Development Index
| - HDI: | 0.54 |
| - Category: | Low |
Geography
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Life Expectancy at Birth
| - Total population (years): | 68.4 |
| - Female population (years): | 68.7 |
| - Male population (years): | 68.1 |
Cancer Burden
| - Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | 105.3 |
| - Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | 74.8 |
| - Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Breast (34.5) |
| - Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Cervix uteri (19.5) |
| - Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Prostate (26.5) |
| - Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Prostate (14.7) |
| - GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet |
Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal