Mauritania vs Somalia: HIV prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years
Mauritania
0.6%
in 2009
Somalia
0.5%
in 2009
Mauritania rank
40th
Somalia rank
42nd
HIV prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years over time
- Mauritania
- Somalia
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Somalia, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.2 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Somalia ahead.
Mauritania ranks 40th and Somalia ranks 42nd of 48 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher hiv prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years, Mauritania or Somalia?
- Mauritania, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Somalia as of 2009.
- What is the difference in hiv prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years between Mauritania and Somalia?
- 0.1%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Somalia?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
- How do Mauritania and Somalia rank globally for hiv prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years?
- Mauritania ranks 40th and Somalia ranks 42nd of 48 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic, published as HIV prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years (%; low estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Prevalence of HIV refers to the percentage of people ages 15-49 who are infected with HIV based on a low estimate.