Children (0-14) living with HIV in Mauritania
Mauritania: Children (0-14) living with HIV was 550 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
550
Change on year
down 5.2%
World rank
64th
of 88 countries
All-time high
1,200
in 2004
All-time low
200
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Children (0-14) living with HIV in Mauritania, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 550 for children (0-14) living with hiv in 2024.
The figure is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 43.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children (0-14) living with hiv in Mauritania peaked at 1,200 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 200, in 1990.
Mauritania ranks 64th of 88 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Children (0-14) living with HIV in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 200 | — |
| 1991 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 500 | +150.0% |
| 1993 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 570 | +14.0% |
| 1997 | 650 | +14.0% |
| 1998 | 740 | +13.8% |
| 1999 | 830 | +12.2% |
| 2000 | 910 | +9.6% |
| 2001 | 990 | +8.8% |
| 2002 | 1,100 | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 1,100 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1,200 | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 1,200 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1,200 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1,200 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1,200 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1,200 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1,200 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1,100 | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 1,100 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1,100 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 970 | -11.8% |
| 2015 | 890 | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 850 | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 810 | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 770 | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 720 | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 680 | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 650 | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 620 | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 580 | -6.5% |
| 2024 | 550 | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 519 | 200 | 830 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,130 | 910 | 1,200 | 10 |
| 2010s | 951 | 720 | 1,200 | 10 |
| 2020s | 616 | 550 | 680 | 5 |
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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)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2093 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2146 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children (0-14) living with hiv in Mauritania?
- Children (0-14) living with hiv in Mauritania was 550 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
- What is the highest children (0-14) living with hiv recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 1,200 in 2004.
- What is the lowest children (0-14) living with hiv recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 200 in 1990.
- How does Mauritania rank for children (0-14) living with hiv?
- Mauritania ranks 64th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children (0-14) living with hiv rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Children (0-14) living with HIV. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children living with HIV refers to the number of children ages 0-14 who are infected with HIV.