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People living with HIV — Mauritania

People living with HIV in Mauritania in 2024 — 5,900 people. Ranked 39 in the world out of 145. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 39.2%.

2024 5,900 people −1.67% vs 2023
World rank 39of 145
Period maximum 11,000 people2002
Period minimum 5,900 people2024

Trend over time

2000–2024 · people

People living with HIV — Mauritania, 2000–20244,0006,0008,00010,00012,0002000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 9,700 people2001: 10,000 people2002: 11,000 people2003: 11,000 people2004: 11,000 people2005: 11,000 people2006: 11,000 people2007: 11,000 people2008: 10,000 people2009: 10,000 people2010: 9,600 people2011: 9,200 people2012: 8,800 people2013: 8,400 people2014: 7,900 people2015: 7,500 people2016: 7,200 people2017: 6,900 people2018: 6,700 people2019: 6,400 people2020: 6,300 people2021: 6,100 people2022: 6,100 people2023: 6,000 people2024: 5,900 people
Change over the period: −3,800 (−39.18%) Average annual rate: -2.05 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Mauritania

Mauritania 5,900 people
World computed 35.23M people
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 26.29M people
Western Africa computed 3.51M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 14.5M people
People living with HIV — Mauritania, by year Mauritania All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 5,900 −100 −1.67%
2023 6,000 −100 −1.64%
2022 6,100 +0 +0%
2021 6,100 −200 −3.17%
2020 6,300 −100 −1.56%
2019 6,400 −300 −4.48%
2018 6,700 −200 −2.9%
2017 6,900 −300 −4.17%
2016 7,200 −300 −4%
2015 7,500 −400 −5.06%
2014 7,900 −500 −5.95%
2013 8,400 −400 −4.55%
2012 8,800 −400 −4.35%
2011 9,200 −400 −4.17%
2010 9,600 −400 −4%
2009 10,000 +0 +0%
2008 10,000 −1,000 −9.09%
2007 11,000 +0 +0%
2006 11,000 +0 +0%
2005 11,000 +0 +0%
2004 11,000 +0 +0%
2003 11,000 +0 +0%
2002 11,000 +1,000 +10%
2001 10,000 +300 +3.09%
2000 9,700 — —

Western Africa, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

CV Cabo Verde 3,900 MR Mauritania 5,900 GM Gambia 25,000 NE Niger 32,000 GW Guinea-Bissau 34,000 LR Liberia 36,000 SN Senegal 48,000 BJ Benin 70,000 SL Sierra Leone 81,000 BF Burkina Faso 93,000 TG Togo 100,000 ML Mali 110,000 GN Guinea 130,000 GH Ghana 330,000 CI Côte d'Ivoire 410,000 NG Nigeria 2M
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About the indicator

The estimated number of people of all ages living with HIV at the end of the year. The estimate is built by UNAIDS from sentinel surveillance data, population surveys and treatment registers, so this is not the number of people diagnosed but the calculated number of carriers: some of them do not know their status. Absolute numbers and the share of the population diverge widely — the countries largest by number of carriers and the countries with the highest prevalence barely overlap.

Important: An estimate, not a count. UNAIDS attaches an uncertainty interval to every value, sometimes a wide one; the central estimate is taken here.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

Other indicators for Mauritania

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The share of people aged 15–49 living with HIV.

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How many people are infected with HIV in a year — per 1,000 uninfected people aged 15–49.

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How many people died during the year of causes related to HIV.

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How many people fall ill with tuberculosis in a year — the WHO estimate in absolute numbers.

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