What share of the population living with HIV are women? in Mauritania
Mauritania: What share of the population living with HIV are women? was 56.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
What share of the population living with HIV are women? in Mauritania, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for what share of the population living with hiv are women? in Mauritania is 56.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, what share of the population living with hiv are women? in Mauritania peaked at 56.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 46.6%, in 2006.
That places Mauritania 41st out of 172 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
What share of the population living with HIV are women? in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 51.5% | — |
| 1991 | 52.2% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 52.9% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 53.3% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 53.5% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 53.3% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 52.8% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 52.1% | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 51.2% | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 50.3% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 49.4% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 48.8% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 48.2% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 47.7% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 47.3% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 46.9% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 46.6% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 46.7% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 46.9% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 47.3% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 47.8% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 48.4% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 48.9% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 49.6% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 50.5% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 51.3% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 52.2% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 53.0% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 53.9% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 54.7% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 55.3% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 55.8% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 56.1% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 56.4% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 56.7% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.3% | 50.3% | 53.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.6% | 46.6% | 49.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.0% | 47.8% | 54.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.1% | 55.3% | 56.7% | 5 |
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- 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)
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- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is what share of the population living with hiv are women? in Mauritania?
- What share of the population living with hiv are women? in Mauritania was 56.7% in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest what share of the population living with hiv are women? recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 56.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest what share of the population living with hiv are women? recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.6% in 2006.
- How does Mauritania rank for what share of the population living with hiv are women??
- Mauritania ranks 41st out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is what share of the population living with hiv are women? rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of What share of the population living with HIV are women?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Among those aged 15 years and older.