Mauritania’s Healthcare Sector
By Africa Health Business
Fun Fact
If you look at Mauritania from space, you will see a clear bull’s-eye-like image called “The Eye of Africa”.
If you look at Mauritania from space, you will see a clear bull’s-eye-like image called “The Eye of Africa”.
Did you Know?
Mauritania is one of the countries with highest maternal mortality and infant mortality rates in the world.
Mauritania is one of the countries with highest maternal mortality and infant mortality rates in the world.
Quick Facts:
65 Years
Life expectancy,
2018
5.9
GDP growth (annual %),
2019
Exported products
Iron Ore ($1.68B), Non- fillet Frozen Fish ($692M), Gold ($600M),
2019
40.0
Exports of goods and services as a % of GDP,
2019
2019
Imported products
Special purpose ships ($160M), planes, helicopters, and/or spacecraft ($136M), wheat ($127M),
2019
53.0
Imports of goods and services as % of GDP,
2019
Imports of goods and services as % of GDP,
2019
$1B deficit
Balance of trade,
2019
Balance of trade,
2019
