Children living with hiv in Mauritania
Mauritania: Children 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 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.
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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 653 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,563 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0325 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5092 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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