HIV prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years in Mauritania
Mauritania: HIV prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years was 0.9% in 2009. ▲ Rising
HIV prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years in Mauritania, 1990–2009
Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic. Measured in %; high estimate.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0.9% for hiv prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years in 2009. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hiv prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years in Mauritania peaked at 0.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1990.
That places Mauritania 41st out of 48 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
HIV prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | %; high estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2% | — |
| 1991 | 0.3% | +50.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | +33.3% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.5% | +25.0% |
| 1997 | 0.6% | +20.0% |
| 1998 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.7% | +16.7% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +14.3% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.8%, 24% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.5%, 26% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 10 |
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 hiv prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years in Mauritania?
- Hiv prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years in Mauritania was 0.9% in 2009, according to UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic.
- What is the highest hiv prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2007.
- What is the lowest hiv prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1990.
- How does Mauritania rank for hiv prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years?
- Mauritania ranks 41st out of 48 countries with data for 2009.
- Is hiv prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic, published as part of HIV prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years (%; high estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of HIV refers to the percentage of people ages 15-49 who are infected with HIV based on a high estimate.