Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per in Mauritania
Mauritania: Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per was 0.0011 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per in Mauritania, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per in Mauritania is 0.0011 units per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per in Mauritania peaked at 0.004 units per person in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.001 units per person, in 1990.
That places Mauritania 111th out of 152 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.001 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0012 units per person | +22.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0015 units per person | +24.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0017 units per person | +17.7% |
| 1994 | 0.002 units per person | +17.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0023 units per person | +14.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0026 units per person | +12.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0029 units per person | +12.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0032 units per person | +9.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0035 units per person | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0037 units per person | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0037 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.004 units per person | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0039 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0038 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0037 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0037 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0036 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0031 units per person | -11.7% |
| 2009 | 0.003 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0028 units per person | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0026 units per person | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0024 units per person | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0022 units per person | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0021 units per person | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0019 units per person | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0018 units per person | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0016 units per person | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0015 units per person | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0014 units per person | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0014 units per person | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0013 units per person | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0013 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0012 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0011 units per person | -4.5% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.0011 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0043 units per person, 26% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.0011 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0097 units per person, 12% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0022 units per person | 0.001 units per person | 0.0035 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0036 units per person | 0.003 units per person | 0.004 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.002 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0028 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 5 |
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 adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per in Mauritania?
- Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per in Mauritania was 0.0011 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.004 units per person in 2002.
- What is the lowest adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.001 units per person in 1990.
- How does Mauritania rank for adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per?
- Mauritania ranks 111th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV UNAIDS estimates
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.