Antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Mauritania
Mauritania: Antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv was 76 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Mauritania, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 76 for antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.6% on the previous year and up 171.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Mauritania peaked at 76 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2000.
Mauritania ranks 61st of 143 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.
Antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 1 | — |
| 2005 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2006 | 5 | +150.0% |
| 2007 | 8 | +60.0% |
| 2008 | 11 | +37.5% |
| 2009 | 14 | +27.3% |
| 2010 | 17 | +21.4% |
| 2011 | 19 | +11.8% |
| 2012 | 21 | +10.5% |
| 2013 | 26 | +23.8% |
| 2014 | 28 | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 33 | +17.9% |
| 2016 | 36 | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 44 | +22.2% |
| 2018 | 45 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 51 | +13.3% |
| 2020 | 54 | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 59 | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 62 | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 70 | +12.9% |
| 2024 | 76 | +8.6% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 76 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 76, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 76 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 81.5, 93% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +150.0% | 2 | 5 |
| 2005 | +100.0% | 1 | 2 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.1 | 0 | 14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 32 | 17 | 51 | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.2 | 54 | 76 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 59 Nepal 77 compare
- 59 United Arab Emirates 77 compare
- 61 Canada 76 compare
- 61 El Salvador 76 compare
- 61 Morocco 76 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,563 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0789 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Mauritania?
- Antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv in Mauritania was 76 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 76 in 2024.
- What is the lowest antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2000.
- How does Mauritania rank for antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv?
- Mauritania ranks 61st out of 143 countries with data for 2024.
- Is antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 171.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with hiv. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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