Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Mauritania

Mauritania: Orphans 0-17 years currently living was 2,700 low estimate in 2009. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2009)
2,700 low estimate
Change on year
up 8.0%
World rank
37th
of 40 countries
All-time high
2,700 low estimate
in 2009
All-time low
100 low estimate
in 1990
Years of data
20
1990–2009

Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Mauritania, 1990–2009

01.0k2.0k3.0k1990199920091990: 100 low estimate1991: 100 low estimate1992: 100 low estimate1993: 100 low estimate1994: 200 low estimate1995: 200 low estimate1996: 500 low estimate1997: 500 low estimate1998: 500 low estimate1999: 1.0k low estimate2000: 1.0k low estimate2001: 1.0k low estimate2002: 1.1k low estimate2003: 1.4k low estimate2004: 1.6k low estimate2005: 1.8k low estimate2006: 2.1k low estimate2007: 2.3k low estimate2008: 2.5k low estimate2009: 2.7k low estimate

Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic. Measured in low estimate.

Analysis

Mauritania recorded 2,700 low estimate for orphans 0-17 years currently living in 2009. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.0% on the previous year and up 170.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, orphans 0-17 years currently living in Mauritania peaked at 2,700 low estimate in 2009 and was at its lowest, 100 low estimate, in 1990.

That places Mauritania 37th out of 40 countries with data for 2009, putting it 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

Annual values for Orphans 0-17 years currently living (low estimate) in Mauritania, 1990 to 2009.
Year low estimate Change
1990 100 low estimate
1991 100 low estimate +0.0%
1992 100 low estimate +0.0%
1993 100 low estimate +0.0%
1994 200 low estimate +100.0%
1995 200 low estimate +0.0%
1996 500 low estimate +150.0%
1997 500 low estimate +0.0%
1998 500 low estimate +0.0%
1999 1,000 low estimate +100.0%
2000 1,000 low estimate +0.0%
2001 1,000 low estimate +0.0%
2002 1,100 low estimate +10.0%
2003 1,400 low estimate +27.3%
2004 1,600 low estimate +14.3%
2005 1,800 low estimate +12.5%
2006 2,100 low estimate +16.7%
2007 2,300 low estimate +9.5%
2008 2,500 low estimate +8.7%
2009 2,700 low estimate +8.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 330 low estimate 100 low estimate 1,000 low estimate 10
2000s 1,750 low estimate 1,000 low estimate 2,700 low estimate 10

Countries ranked near Mauritania

  1. 34 Madagascar 9,300 low estimate compare
  2. 35 Sierra Leone 9,200 low estimate compare
  3. 36 Guinea-Bissau 7,700 low estimate compare
  4. 38 Equatorial Guinea 2,500 low estimate compare
  5. 39 Gambia 1,400 low estimate compare
  6. 40 Mauritius 500 low estimate compare

See the full ranking of 45 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is orphans 0-17 years currently living in Mauritania?
Orphans 0-17 years currently living in Mauritania was 2,700 low 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 2,700 low estimate in 2009.
What is the lowest orphans 0-17 years currently living recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 100 low estimate in 1990.
How does Mauritania rank for orphans 0-17 years currently living?
Mauritania ranks 37th 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 170.0%. 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 (low estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Orphans 0-17 years currently living (low estimate)
Unit
low estimate
Source
UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
45 places, 900 data points, 1990–2009
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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.