Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV in Mauritania
Mauritania: Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV was 5,800 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
5,800
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
113th
of 143 countries
All-time high
6,100
in 2010
All-time low
4,400
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV in Mauritania, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Mauritania is 5,800, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Mauritania peaked at 6,100 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4,400, in 2000.
That places Mauritania 113th out of 143 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4,400 | — |
| 2001 | 4,700 | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 5,000 | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 5,200 | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 5,400 | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 5,600 | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 5,700 | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 5,900 | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 6,000 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 6,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6,100 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 6,000 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 6,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5,900 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 5,800 | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 5,800 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5,800 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5,700 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 5,700 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5,700 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5,700 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5,700 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5,800 | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 5,800 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 5,800 | +0.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 5,800 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 72,000, 8% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 5,800 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 130,000, 4% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,390 | 4,400 | 6,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,880 | 5,700 | 6,100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,750 | 5,700 | 5,800 | 6 |
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 estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Mauritania?
- Estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Mauritania was 5,800 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 6,100 in 2010.
- What is the lowest estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,400 in 2000.
- How does Mauritania rank for estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv?
- Mauritania ranks 113th out of 143 countries with data for 2025.
- Is estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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