People living with HIV/AIDS, total (low estimate) in Mauritania
Mauritania: People living with HIV/AIDS, total (low estimate) was 11,000 low estimate in 2009. ◆ Volatile
People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Mauritania, 1990–2009
Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic. Measured in low estimate.
Analysis
In 2009, people living with hiv/aids, total in Mauritania stood at 11,000 low estimate. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 80.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people living with hiv/aids, total in Mauritania peaked at 11,000 low estimate in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1,000 low estimate, in 1990.
Mauritania ranks 43rd of 48 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People living with HIV/AIDS, total (low estimate) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | low estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,000 low estimate | — |
| 1991 | 1,000 low estimate | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1,300 low estimate | +30.0% |
| 1993 | 1,800 low estimate | +38.5% |
| 1994 | 2,500 low estimate | +38.9% |
| 1995 | 3,300 low estimate | +32.0% |
| 1996 | 4,100 low estimate | +24.2% |
| 1997 | 4,700 low estimate | +14.6% |
| 1998 | 5,400 low estimate | +14.9% |
| 1999 | 6,100 low estimate | +13.0% |
| 2000 | 6,700 low estimate | +9.8% |
| 2001 | 7,300 low estimate | +9.0% |
| 2002 | 8,000 low estimate | +9.6% |
| 2003 | 8,500 low estimate | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 9,100 low estimate | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 9,600 low estimate | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 10,000 low estimate | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 11,000 low estimate | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 11,000 low estimate | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 11,000 low estimate | +0.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 11,000 low estimate is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 150,000 low estimate, 7% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 11,000 low estimate is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 140,000 low estimate, 8% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,120 low estimate | 1,000 low estimate | 6,100 low estimate | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,220 low estimate | 6,700 low estimate | 11,000 low estimate | 10 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.077 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0789 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people living with hiv/aids, total in Mauritania?
- People living with hiv/aids, total in Mauritania was 11,000 low 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 11,000 low estimate in 2007.
- What is the lowest people living with hiv/aids, total recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,000 low estimate in 1990.
- How does Mauritania rank for people living with hiv/aids, total?
- Mauritania ranks 43rd 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 80.3%. 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 People living with HIV/AIDS, total (low estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.