People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Mauritania

Mauritania: People living with HIV/AIDS, total was 17,000 high estimate in 2009. ▲ Rising

Latest (2009)
17,000 high estimate
Change on year
up 6.2%
World rank
44th
of 48 countries
All-time high
17,000 high estimate
in 2009
All-time low
2,500 high estimate
in 1990
Years of data
20
1990–2009

People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Mauritania, 1990–2009

05.0k10.0k15.0k1990199920091990: 2.5k high estimate1991: 2.9k high estimate1992: 3.3k high estimate1993: 3.8k high estimate1994: 4.4k high estimate1995: 5.2k high estimate1996: 6.2k high estimate1997: 7.2k high estimate1998: 8.2k high estimate1999: 9.2k high estimate2000: 10.0k high estimate2001: 11.0k high estimate2002: 12.0k high estimate2003: 13.0k high estimate2004: 13.0k high estimate2005: 14.0k high estimate2006: 15.0k high estimate2007: 15.0k high estimate2008: 16.0k high estimate2009: 17.0k high estimate

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

Annual values for People living with HIV/AIDS, total (high estimate) in Mauritania, 1990 to 2009.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Mauritania

  1. 42 Algeria 24,000 high estimate compare
  2. 43 Djibouti 18,000 high estimate compare
  3. 44 Egypt 17,000 high estimate compare
  4. 46 Mauritius 12,000 high estimate compare
  5. 47 Tunisia 3,300 high estimate compare

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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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Indicator
People living with HIV/AIDS, total (high estimate)
Unit
high estimate
Source
UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
54 places, 1,080 data points, 1990–2009
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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.