New HIV infections in Mauritania
Mauritania: New HIV infections was 184.33 infections in 2024. ◆ Volatile
New HIV infections in Mauritania, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in infections.
Analysis
The most recent figure for new hiv infections in Mauritania is 184.33 infections, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new hiv infections in Mauritania peaked at 1,454 infections in 1998 and was at its lowest, 167.06 infections, in 2019.
Mauritania ranks 109th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
New HIV infections in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | infections | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 520.81 infections | — |
| 1991 | 639.18 infections | +22.7% |
| 1992 | 763.46 infections | +19.4% |
| 1993 | 893.65 infections | +17.1% |
| 1994 | 1,059 infections | +18.5% |
| 1995 | 1,190 infections | +12.3% |
| 1996 | 1,331 infections | +11.9% |
| 1997 | 1,381 infections | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 1,454 infections | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 1,452 infections | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 1,448 infections | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 1,372 infections | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 1,281 infections | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 1,160 infections | -9.5% |
| 2004 | 1,047 infections | -9.7% |
| 2005 | 913.84 infections | -12.7% |
| 2006 | 792.07 infections | -13.3% |
| 2007 | 639.6 infections | -19.2% |
| 2008 | 520.19 infections | -18.7% |
| 2009 | 381.58 infections | -26.6% |
| 2010 | 317.83 infections | -16.7% |
| 2011 | 293.35 infections | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 264.46 infections | -9.8% |
| 2013 | 231.1 infections | -12.6% |
| 2014 | 193.61 infections | -16.2% |
| 2015 | 174.85 infections | -9.7% |
| 2016 | 208.74 infections | +19.4% |
| 2017 | 200.22 infections | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 185.6 infections | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 167.06 infections | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 169.29 infections | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 195.43 infections | +15.4% |
| 2022 | 201.78 infections | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 190.64 infections | -5.5% |
| 2024 | 184.33 infections | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,068 infections | 520.81 infections | 1,454 infections | 10 |
| 2000s | 955.57 infections | 381.58 infections | 1,448 infections | 10 |
| 2010s | 223.68 infections | 167.06 infections | 317.83 infections | 10 |
| 2020s | 188.3 infections | 169.29 infections | 201.78 infections | 5 |
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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 50-54, male, annual growth rate 2.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0138 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 3.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0127 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is new hiv infections in Mauritania?
- New hiv infections in Mauritania was 184.33 infections in 2024, according to Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest new hiv infections recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 1,454 infections in 1998.
- What is the lowest new hiv infections recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 167.06 infections in 2019.
- How does Mauritania rank for new hiv infections?
- Mauritania ranks 109th out of 144 countries with data for 2024.
- Is new hiv infections rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of New HIV infections. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people newly infected with HIV in the last 12 months. This is the central estimate.