Number of new HIV infections in Mauritania
Mauritania: Number of new HIV infections was 200 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Number of new HIV infections in Mauritania, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of new hiv infections in Mauritania is 200, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 60.0% on the previous year and down 60.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of new hiv infections in Mauritania peaked at 710 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 200, in 2025.
That places Mauritania 108th out of 140 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Number of new HIV infections in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 650 | — |
| 2001 | 710 | +9.2% |
| 2002 | 700 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 690 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 660 | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 610 | -7.6% |
| 2006 | 550 | -9.8% |
| 2007 | 500 | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 200 | -60.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 607 | 500 | 710 | 10 |
| 2010s | 500 | 500 | 500 | 10 |
| 2020s | 450 | 200 | 500 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 108 Singapore 200 compare
- 108 Timor-Leste 200 compare
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- 108 Qatar 200 compare
- 108 Somalia 200 compare
- 108 United Arab Emirates 200 compare
- 108 Ireland 200 compare
- 108 Latvia 200 compare
- 108 Lithuania 200 compare
- 108 Serbia 200 compare
- 108 Sweden 200 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)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 3.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0063 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 4.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0049 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of new hiv infections in Mauritania?
- Number of new hiv infections in Mauritania was 200 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of new hiv infections recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 710 in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of new hiv infections recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 200 in 2025.
- How does Mauritania rank for number of new hiv infections?
- Mauritania ranks 108th out of 140 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of new hiv infections rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.0%. 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 Number of new HIV infections. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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