3.3.1 (HIV Incidence) - New HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected in Mauritania
Mauritania: 3.3.1 (HIV Incidence) - New HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected was 0.1353 in 2022. ▼ Falling
3.3.1 (HIV Incidence) - New HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected in Mauritania, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0.1353 for 3.3.1 (hiv incidence) - new hiv infections per 1,000 uninfected in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 96.9% on the previous year and up 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 3.3.1 (hiv incidence) - new hiv infections per 1,000 uninfected in Mauritania peaked at 0.1634 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0571, in 2014.
Mauritania ranks 48th of 96 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
3.3.1 (HIV Incidence) - New HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1634 | — |
| 2001 | 0.1621 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1607 | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1574 | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1531 | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.147 | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1383 | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1247 | -9.9% |
| 2008 | 0.12 | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1105 | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1061 | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1011 | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0914 | -8.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0571 | -37.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0592 | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0789 | +33.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0776 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0717 | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0726 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0665 | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0687 | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1353 | +96.9% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.1353 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3099, 44% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.1353 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6054, 22% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where 3.3.1 (HIV Incidence) - New HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +96.9% | 0.0687 | 0.1353 |
| 2016 | +33.3% | 0.0592 | 0.0789 |
| 2014 | -37.5% | 0.0914 | 0.0571 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1437 | 0.1105 | 0.1634 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0816 | 0.0571 | 0.1061 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0902 | 0.0665 | 0.1353 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More health data for Mauritania
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8878 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 653 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,563 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.077 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 3.3.1 (hiv incidence) - new hiv infections per 1,000 uninfected in Mauritania?
- 3.3.1 (hiv incidence) - new hiv infections per 1,000 uninfected in Mauritania was 0.1353 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest 3.3.1 (hiv incidence) - new hiv infections per 1,000 uninfected recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1634 in 2000.
- What is the lowest 3.3.1 (hiv incidence) - new hiv infections per 1,000 uninfected recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0571 in 2014.
- How does Mauritania rank for 3.3.1 (hiv incidence) - new hiv infections per 1,000 uninfected?
- Mauritania ranks 48th out of 96 countries with data for 2022.
- Is 3.3.1 (hiv incidence) - new hiv infections per 1,000 uninfected rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of 3.3.1 (HIV Incidence) - New HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population [Children <15]. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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