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Country fact sheet: Mauritania
- Total population: | 4 650 000 |
- Female population: | 2 315 000 |
- Male population: | 2 335 000 |
Health Expenditure
- Total per capita (US$): | 59.1 |
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): | 46.6 |
- UHC Service Coverage Index: | 40 |
Human Development Index
- HDI: | 0.546 |
- 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): | 108.6 |
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | 78.3 |
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Breast (31.8) |
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Cervix uteri (20.3) |
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Prostate (28.4) |
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): | Prostate (17.0) |
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet |
Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal