Children living with hiv in Mauritania
Mauritania: Children living with hiv was 550 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children living with hiv in Mauritania, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children living with hiv in Mauritania is 550, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 43.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children 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 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% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 550 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5,600, 10% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 550 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8,050, 7% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +150.0% | 200 | 500 |
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 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 61 Bolivia 700 compare
- 62 Honduras 630 compare
- 63 Tajikistan 620 compare
- 64 Djibouti 550 compare
- 66 Afghanistan 500 compare
- 66 El Salvador 500 compare
- 66 Eritrea 500 compare
- 66 Guyana 500 compare
- 66 Jamaica 500 compare
- 66 Kazakhstan 500 compare
- 66 Kyrgyzstan 500 compare
- 66 Malaysia 500 compare
- 66 Moldova 500 compare
- 66 Panama 500 compare
- 66 Paraguay 500 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 children living with hiv in Mauritania?
- Children living with hiv in Mauritania was 550 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children living with hiv recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 1,200 in 2004.
- What is the lowest children living with hiv recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 200 in 1990.
- How does Mauritania rank for children living with hiv?
- Mauritania ranks 64th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Children living with hiv. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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