Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT in Mauritania
Mauritania: Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT was 39.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT in Mauritania, 2000–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). Measured in % of pregnant women living with HIV.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 39.0% for antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct in Mauritania peaked at 63.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Mauritania 73rd out of 84 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % of pregnant women living with HIV | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 1.0% | — |
| 2007 | 6.0% | +500.0% |
| 2008 | 5.0% | -16.7% |
| 2009 | 8.0% | +60.0% |
| 2010 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9.0% | +12.5% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | -55.6% |
| 2013 | 10.0% | +150.0% |
| 2014 | 63.0% | +530.0% |
| 2015 | 60.0% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 19.0% | -68.3% |
| 2017 | 14.0% | -26.3% |
| 2018 | 23.0% | +64.3% |
| 2019 | 41.0% | +78.3% |
| 2020 | 25.0% | -39.0% |
| 2021 | 9.0% | -64.0% |
| 2022 | 29.0% | +222.2% |
| 2023 | 40.0% | +37.9% |
| 2024 | 39.0% | -2.5% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 39.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 83.5%, 47% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 39.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 82.0%, 48% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +530.0% | 10.0% | 63.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.0% | 0.0% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.1% | 4.0% | 63.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.4% | 9.0% | 40.0% | 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 antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct in Mauritania?
- Antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct in Mauritania was 39.0% in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
- What is the highest antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 63.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Mauritania rank for antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct?
- Mauritania ranks 73rd out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
- Is antiretroviral therapy coverage for pmtct rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.1%. 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 Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT (% of pregnant women living with HIV). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of pregnant women with HIV who receive antiretroviral medicine for prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT).