People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Mauritania
Mauritania: People living with HIV/AIDS, total was 17,000 high estimate in 2009. ▲ Rising
People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Mauritania, 1990–2009
Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic. Measured in high estimate.
Analysis
In 2009, people living with hiv/aids, total in Mauritania stood at 17,000 high estimate. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 84.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people living with hiv/aids, total in Mauritania peaked at 17,000 high estimate in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2,500 high estimate, in 1990.
That places Mauritania 44th out of 48 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | high estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,500 high estimate | — |
| 1991 | 2,900 high estimate | +16.0% |
| 1992 | 3,300 high estimate | +13.8% |
| 1993 | 3,800 high estimate | +15.2% |
| 1994 | 4,400 high estimate | +15.8% |
| 1995 | 5,200 high estimate | +18.2% |
| 1996 | 6,200 high estimate | +19.2% |
| 1997 | 7,200 high estimate | +16.1% |
| 1998 | 8,200 high estimate | +13.9% |
| 1999 | 9,200 high estimate | +12.2% |
| 2000 | 10,000 high estimate | +8.7% |
| 2001 | 11,000 high estimate | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 12,000 high estimate | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 13,000 high estimate | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 13,000 high estimate | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 14,000 high estimate | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 15,000 high estimate | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 15,000 high estimate | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 16,000 high estimate | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 17,000 high estimate | +6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,290 high estimate | 2,500 high estimate | 9,200 high estimate | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,600 high estimate | 10,000 high estimate | 17,000 high estimate | 10 |
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- 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)
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- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 0.6787 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people living with hiv/aids, total in Mauritania?
- People living with hiv/aids, total in Mauritania was 17,000 high estimate in 2009, according to UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic.
- What is the highest people living with hiv/aids, total recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 17,000 high estimate in 2009.
- What is the lowest people living with hiv/aids, total recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,500 high estimate in 1990.
- How does Mauritania rank for people living with hiv/aids, total?
- Mauritania ranks 44th out of 48 countries with data for 2009.
- Is people living with hiv/aids, total rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 People living with HIV/AIDS, total (high estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated total number of people with HIV/AIDS is the number of people living with HIV. Depending on the reliability of the data available, there may be more or less uncertainty surrounding each estimate.