Mauritania World Fertility Survey 1981

General Info

Original or alternative title

Enquête Nationale Mauritanienne sur la Fécondité

Provider

Demographic and Health Surveys Program (DHS)

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Geography

Mauritania (MRT)

Coverage type

Country

Time period covered

January, 1981 - December, 1981

Series or system

World Fertility Survey (WFS)

Data type

Survey: Household

Summary

Part of a fertility survey series, conducted in the 1970s and 1980s, covering contraceptives, reproductive health, breastfeeding, and complete birth histories.

Keywords

Complete birth history, Contraceptives, Education, Employment, Family composition, Family planning, Family size, Female infertility, Fertility, Male infertility, Mortality, Reproductive health, Summary birth history, Stillbirths

Citation

Contributors

International Statistical Institute

Department of Statistics and National Accounts (Mauritania)

Funders

United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)

United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

UK Overseas Development Administration

Publisher

International Statistical Institute

Suggested citation

Department of Statistics and National Accounts (Mauritania), International Statistical Institute. Mauritania World Fertility Survey 1981. Voorburg, Netherlands: International Statistical Institute.