Number of new hiv child infections vs number of infections averted in Mauritania
Mauritania: Number of new hiv child infections vs number of infections averted was 17.46 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of new hiv child infections vs number of infections averted in Mauritania, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of new hiv child infections vs number of infections averted in Mauritania is 17.46, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.0% on the previous year and down 67.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of new hiv child infections vs number of infections averted in Mauritania peaked at 54.02 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1990.
That places Mauritania 74th out of 85 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of new hiv child infections vs number of infections averted in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | 0 | — |
| 1992 | 0 | — |
| 1993 | 0 | — |
| 1994 | 0 | — |
| 1995 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | 0 | — |
| 1997 | 0 | — |
| 1998 | 0 | — |
| 1999 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 1.29 | — |
| 2007 | 9.66 | +651.7% |
| 2008 | 6.8 | -29.6% |
| 2009 | 11.38 | +67.4% |
| 2010 | 10.83 | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 10.99 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 5.01 | -54.4% |
| 2013 | 8.86 | +76.9% |
| 2014 | 54.02 | +509.9% |
| 2015 | 47.91 | -11.3% |
| 2016 | 12.69 | -73.5% |
| 2017 | 8.52 | -32.8% |
| 2018 | 13.18 | +54.7% |
| 2019 | 23.13 | +75.5% |
| 2020 | 13.42 | -42.0% |
| 2021 | 4.56 | -66.1% |
| 2022 | 13.76 | +202.0% |
| 2023 | 18.76 | +36.4% |
| 2024 | 17.46 | -7.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 17.46 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 518.23, 3% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 17.46 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,267, 1% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of new hiv child infections vs number of infections averted in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +651.7% | 1.29 | 9.66 |
| 2014 | +509.9% | 8.86 | 54.02 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.91 | 0 | 11.38 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.51 | 5.01 | 54.02 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.59 | 4.56 | 18.76 | 5 |
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,563 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0789 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of new hiv child infections vs number of infections averted in Mauritania?
- Number of new hiv child infections vs number of infections averted in Mauritania was 17.46 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of new hiv child infections vs number of infections averted recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 54.02 in 2014.
- What is the lowest number of new hiv child infections vs number of infections averted recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1990.
- How does Mauritania rank for number of new hiv child infections vs number of infections averted?
- Mauritania ranks 74th out of 85 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of new hiv child infections vs number of infections averted rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of new hiv child infections vs number of infections averted due to pmtct. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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