Mauritania vs Mauritius: Orphans 0-17 years currently living
Mauritania
2,700 low estimate
in 2009
Mauritius
500 low estimate
in 2009
Mauritania rank
37th
Mauritius rank
40th
Orphans 0-17 years currently living over time
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 2,700 low estimate against 500 low estimate in Mauritius, a difference of 2,200 low estimate.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 5.4 times Mauritius's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mauritius ahead.
Mauritania ranks 37th and Mauritius ranks 40th of 40 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 330 low estimate | 100 low estimate | 230 low estimate | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 1,750 low estimate | 240 low estimate | 1,510 low estimate | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher orphans 0-17 years currently living, Mauritania or Mauritius?
- Mauritania, at 2,700 low estimate against 500 low estimate in Mauritius as of 2009.
- What is the difference in orphans 0-17 years currently living between Mauritania and Mauritius?
- 2,200 low estimate, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Mauritius?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
- How do Mauritania and Mauritius rank globally for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
- Mauritania ranks 37th and Mauritius ranks 40th of 40 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic, published as Orphans 0-17 years currently living (low estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
AIDS orphans are the estimated number of children who have lost their mother or both parents to AIDS before age 17 since the epidemic began in 1990. Some of the orphaned children included in this cumulative total are no longer alive; others are no longer under age 17.