Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV in Mauritania
Mauritania: Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV was 95 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV in Mauritania, 2010–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2025, estimated number of pregnant women living with hiv in Mauritania stood at 95. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 131.7% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated number of pregnant women living with hiv in Mauritania peaked at 95 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7, in 2012.
That places Mauritania 21st out of 87 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 15 | — |
| 2011 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7 | -53.3% |
| 2013 | 15 | +114.3% |
| 2014 | 91 | +506.7% |
| 2015 | 82 | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 25 | -69.5% |
| 2017 | 17 | -32.0% |
| 2018 | 27 | +58.8% |
| 2019 | 47 | +74.1% |
| 2020 | 27 | -42.6% |
| 2021 | 10 | -63.0% |
| 2022 | 31 | +210.0% |
| 2023 | 43 | +38.7% |
| 2024 | 41 | -4.7% |
| 2025 | 95 | +131.7% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 95 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 79, 1.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 95 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 86.5, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 34.1 | 7 | 91 | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.17 | 10 | 95 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 19 Eswatini 96 compare
- 19 Zambia 96 compare
- 21 Tajikistan 95 compare
- 23 Lesotho 93 compare
- 23 Uzbekistan 93 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)
- 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 pregnant women living with hiv in Mauritania?
- Estimated number of pregnant women living with hiv in Mauritania was 95 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest estimated number of pregnant women living with hiv recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 95 in 2025.
- What is the lowest estimated number of pregnant women living with hiv recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 in 2012.
- How does Mauritania rank for estimated number of pregnant women living with hiv?
- Mauritania ranks 21st out of 87 countries with data for 2025.
- Is estimated number of pregnant women living with hiv rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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