Adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV in Mauritania
Mauritania: Adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV was 200 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV in Mauritania, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 200 for adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with hiv in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with hiv in Mauritania peaked at 1,500 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 200, in 2014.
Mauritania ranks 107th of 146 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 520 | — |
| 1991 | 640 | +23.1% |
| 1992 | 760 | +18.8% |
| 1993 | 890 | +17.1% |
| 1994 | 1,100 | +23.6% |
| 1995 | 1,200 | +9.1% |
| 1996 | 1,300 | +8.3% |
| 1997 | 1,400 | +7.7% |
| 1998 | 1,500 | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 1,500 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1,400 | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 1,400 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1,300 | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 1,200 | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 1,000 | -16.7% |
| 2005 | 910 | -9.0% |
| 2006 | 790 | -13.2% |
| 2007 | 640 | -19.0% |
| 2008 | 520 | -18.8% |
| 2009 | 500 | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 200 | -60.0% |
| 2015 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 500 | +150.0% |
| 2017 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 200 | -60.0% |
| 2019 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 500 | +150.0% |
| 2023 | 200 | -60.0% |
| 2024 | 200 | +0.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 200 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,100, 6% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 200 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4,300, 5% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +150.0% | 200 | 500 |
| 2022 | +150.0% | 200 | 500 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,081 | 520 | 1,500 | 10 |
| 2000s | 966 | 500 | 1,400 | 10 |
| 2010s | 380 | 200 | 500 | 10 |
| 2020s | 260 | 200 | 500 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 107 Albania 200 compare
- 107 Belize 200 compare
- 107 Ireland 200 compare
- 107 Latvia 200 compare
- 107 Lithuania 200 compare
- 107 Oman 200 compare
- 107 Qatar 200 compare
- 107 Serbia 200 compare
- 107 Singapore 200 compare
- 107 Slovakia 200 compare
- 107 Timor-Leste 200 compare
- 107 United Arab Emirates 200 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 (ages 0-14) newly infected with hiv in Mauritania?
- Adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with hiv in Mauritania was 200 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
- What is the highest adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with hiv recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 1,500 in 1998.
- What is the lowest adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with hiv recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 200 in 2014.
- How does Mauritania rank for adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with hiv?
- Mauritania ranks 107th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with hiv rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), published as part of Adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV.