Children newly infected with HIV in Mauritania
Mauritania: Children newly infected with HIV was 55.36 infections in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children newly infected with HIV in Mauritania, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in infections.
Analysis
In 2024, children newly infected with hiv in Mauritania stood at 55.36 infections. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children newly infected with hiv in Mauritania peaked at 243.74 infections in 2001 and was at its lowest, 55.36 infections, in 2024.
Mauritania ranks 60th of 86 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Children newly infected with HIV in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | infections | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 69.83 infections | — |
| 1991 | 88.44 infections | +26.7% |
| 1992 | 109.43 infections | +23.7% |
| 1993 | 135.06 infections | +23.4% |
| 1994 | 161.99 infections | +19.9% |
| 1995 | 185.11 infections | +14.3% |
| 1996 | 204.31 infections | +10.4% |
| 1997 | 215.66 infections | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 229.04 infections | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 236.16 infections | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 242.76 infections | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 243.74 infections | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 240.16 infections | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 233.4 infections | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 224.55 infections | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 212.65 infections | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 199.7 infections | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 179.46 infections | -10.1% |
| 2008 | 171.09 infections | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 153.37 infections | -10.4% |
| 2010 | 143.56 infections | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 135.08 infections | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 129.66 infections | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 115.45 infections | -11.0% |
| 2014 | 63.56 infections | -44.9% |
| 2015 | 61.41 infections | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 90.44 infections | +47.3% |
| 2017 | 88.35 infections | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 78.7 infections | -10.9% |
| 2019 | 63.76 infections | -19.0% |
| 2020 | 69.01 infections | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 75.46 infections | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 64.08 infections | -15.1% |
| 2023 | 56.49 infections | -11.8% |
| 2024 | 55.36 infections | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 163.5 infections | 69.83 infections | 236.16 infections | 10 |
| 2000s | 210.09 infections | 153.37 infections | 243.74 infections | 10 |
| 2010s | 97 infections | 61.41 infections | 143.56 infections | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.08 infections | 55.36 infections | 75.46 infections | 5 |
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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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 653 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,563 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children newly infected with hiv in Mauritania?
- Children newly infected with hiv in Mauritania was 55.36 infections in 2024, according to Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children newly infected with hiv recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 243.74 infections in 2001.
- What is the lowest children newly infected with hiv recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.36 infections in 2024.
- How does Mauritania rank for children newly infected with hiv?
- Mauritania ranks 60th out of 86 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children newly infected with hiv rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Children newly infected with HIV. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people aged 0-14 newly infected with HIV in the last 12 months. This is the central estimate.