New HIV infections in Mauritania
Mauritania: New HIV infections was 0.1 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
70th
of 140 countries
All-time high
0.27
in 2001
All-time low
0.1
in 2010
Years of data
36
1990–2025
New HIV infections in Mauritania, 1990–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2025, new hiv infections in Mauritania stood at 0.1. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, new hiv infections in Mauritania peaked at 0.27 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.1, in 2010.
That places Mauritania 70th out of 140 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
New HIV infections in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.18 | — |
| 1991 | 0.2 | +11.1% |
| 1992 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.21 | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 0.21 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2 | -4.8% |
| 1996 | 0.22 | +10.0% |
| 1997 | 0.23 | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 0.23 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.24 | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 0.25 | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 0.27 | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 0.26 | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.25 | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.23 | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 0.21 | -8.7% |
| 2006 | 0.18 | -14.3% |
| 2007 | 0.15 | -16.7% |
| 2008 | 0.13 | -13.3% |
| 2009 | 0.11 | -15.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1 | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.212 | 0.18 | 0.24 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.204 | 0.11 | 0.27 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 6 |
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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)
- 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)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0025 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 0.6787 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0018 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is new hiv infections in Mauritania?
- New hiv infections in Mauritania was 0.1 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest new hiv infections recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.27 in 2001.
- What is the lowest new hiv infections recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 in 2010.
- How does Mauritania rank for new hiv infections?
- Mauritania ranks 70th out of 140 countries with data for 2025.
- Is new hiv infections rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of New HIV infections (per 1000 uninfected population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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