Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Mauritania
Mauritania: Orphans 0-17 years currently living was 4,800 high estimate in 2009. ◆ Volatile
Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Mauritania, 1990–2009
Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic. Measured in high estimate.
Analysis
The most recent figure for orphans 0-17 years currently living in Mauritania is 4,800 high estimate, measured in 2009. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.7% on the previous year and up 200.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, orphans 0-17 years currently living in Mauritania peaked at 4,800 high estimate in 2009 and was at its lowest, 500 high estimate, in 1990.
Mauritania ranks 39th of 40 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | high estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 500 high estimate | — |
| 1991 | 1,000 high estimate | +100.0% |
| 1992 | 1,000 high estimate | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1,000 high estimate | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1,000 high estimate | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1,000 high estimate | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1,100 high estimate | +10.0% |
| 1997 | 1,300 high estimate | +18.2% |
| 1998 | 1,400 high estimate | +7.7% |
| 1999 | 1,600 high estimate | +14.3% |
| 2000 | 1,900 high estimate | +18.8% |
| 2001 | 2,200 high estimate | +15.8% |
| 2002 | 2,400 high estimate | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 2,800 high estimate | +16.7% |
| 2004 | 3,100 high estimate | +10.7% |
| 2005 | 3,500 high estimate | +12.9% |
| 2006 | 3,800 high estimate | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 4,200 high estimate | +10.5% |
| 2008 | 4,500 high estimate | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 4,800 high estimate | +6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,090 high estimate | 500 high estimate | 1,600 high estimate | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,320 high estimate | 1,900 high estimate | 4,800 high estimate | 10 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 36 Guinea-Bissau 12,000 high estimate compare
- 37 Gambia 6,500 high estimate compare
- 38 Equatorial Guinea 6,400 high estimate compare
- 40 Mauritius 1,000 high estimate 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 653 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,563 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.4238 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 3.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.2822 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is orphans 0-17 years currently living in Mauritania?
- Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Mauritania was 4,800 high estimate in 2009, according to UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic.
- What is the highest orphans 0-17 years currently living recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 4,800 high estimate in 2009.
- What is the lowest orphans 0-17 years currently living recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 500 high estimate in 1990.
- How does Mauritania rank for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
- Mauritania ranks 39th out of 40 countries with data for 2009.
- Is orphans 0-17 years currently living rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 200.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Orphans 0-17 years currently living (high estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
AIDS orphans are the estimated number of children who have lost their mother or both parents to AIDS before age 17 since the epidemic began in 1990. Some of the orphaned children included in this cumulative total are no longer alive; others are no longer under age 17.