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 0.0058 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per in Mauritania, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per in Mauritania is 0.0058 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per in Mauritania peaked at 0.0107 units per square kilometre in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0018 units per square kilometre, in 1990.
That places Mauritania 145th out of 152 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | +26.3% |
| 1992 | 0.003 units per square kilometre | +29.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0037 units per square kilometre | +22.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0045 units per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0052 units per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 1996 | 0.006 units per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0078 units per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0086 units per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0094 units per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0097 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0107 units per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0107 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0107 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0107 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0107 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0107 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0097 units per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0097 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0093 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0089 units per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0085 units per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0081 units per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0077 units per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0073 units per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 0.007 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0067 units per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0065 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0062 units per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0061 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0059 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0059 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0058 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.0058 units per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2672 units per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.0058 units per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.628 units per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.005 units per square kilometre | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | 0.0086 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0103 units per square kilometre | 0.0094 units per square kilometre | 0.0107 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0076 units per square kilometre | 0.0062 units per square kilometre | 0.0093 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0059 units per square kilometre | 0.0058 units per square kilometre | 0.0061 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 142 Jordan 0.0075 units per square kilometre compare
- 143 Canada 0.0074 units per square kilometre compare
- 144 Iraq 0.0062 units per square kilometre compare
- 146 Saudi Arabia 0.0056 units per square kilometre compare
- 147 Iceland 0.005 units per square kilometre compare
- 148 Syrian Arab Republic 0.0044 units per square kilometre compare
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 0.0058 units per square kilometre in 2023, 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 0.0107 units per square kilometre 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 0.0018 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Mauritania rank for adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per?
- Mauritania ranks 145th out of 152 countries with data for 2023.
- 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 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV UNAIDS estimates
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.