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Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female in Mauritania

Mauritania: Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female was 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
77th
of 139 countries
All-time high
1.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49
in 1996
All-time low
0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49
in 2011
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female in Mauritania, 1990–2024

00.20.40.60.811.21990200720241990: 0.55 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-491991: 0.66 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-491992: 0.75 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-491993: 0.83 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-491994: 0.93 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-491995: 0.99 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-491996: 1.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-491997: 1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-491998: 1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-491999: 0.95 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-492000: 0.88 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-492001: 0.78 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-492002: 0.69 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-492003: 0.58 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-492004: 0.49 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-492005: 0.4 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-492006: 0.32 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-492007: 0.25 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-492008: 0.2 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-492009: 0.13 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-492010: 0.11 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-492011: 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-492012: 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-492013: 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-492014: 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-492015: 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-492016: 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-492017: 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-492018: 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-492019: 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-492020: 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-492021: 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-492022: 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-492023: 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-492024: 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49

Source: UNAIDS estimates. Measured in per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49.

Analysis

Mauritania recorded 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 for incidence of hiv, ages 15-49, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, incidence of hiv, ages 15-49, female in Mauritania peaked at 1.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49, in 2011.

Mauritania ranks 77th of 139 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female in Mauritania, year by year

Year per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 Change
1990 0.55 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 —
1991 0.66 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 +20.0%
1992 0.75 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 +13.6%
1993 0.83 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 +10.7%
1994 0.93 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 +12.0%
1995 0.99 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 +6.5%
1996 1.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 +11.1%
1997 1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 -9.1%
1998 1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 +0.0%
1999 0.95 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 -5.0%
2000 0.88 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 -7.4%
2001 0.78 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 -11.4%
2002 0.69 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 -11.5%
2003 0.58 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 -15.9%
2004 0.49 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 -15.5%
2005 0.4 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 -18.4%
2006 0.32 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 -20.0%
2007 0.25 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 -21.9%
2008 0.2 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 -20.0%
2009 0.13 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 -35.0%
2010 0.11 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 -15.4%
2011 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 -9.1%
2012 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 +0.0%
2013 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 +0.0%
2014 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 +0.0%
2015 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 +0.0%
2016 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 +0.0%
2017 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 +0.0%
2018 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 +0.0%
2019 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 +0.0%
2020 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 +0.0%
2021 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 +0.0%
2022 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 +0.0%
2023 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 +0.0%
2024 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 +0.0%

Mauritania compared with similar countries

  • Mauritania's 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.29 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49, 34% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Mauritania's 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.74 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49, 14% of the median. (43 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.876 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 0.55 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 1.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 10
2000s 0.472 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 0.13 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 0.88 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 10
2010s 0.101 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 0.11 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 10
2020s 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 5

Countries ranked near Mauritania

  1. 74 Chile 0.12 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 compare
  2. 74 Ecuador 0.12 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 compare
  3. 76 East Timor 0.11 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 compare
  4. 77 Afghanistan 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 compare
  5. 77 Albania 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 compare
  6. 77 Algeria 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 compare
  7. 77 Azerbaijan 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 compare
  8. 77 Bahrain 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 compare
  9. 77 Bulgaria 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 compare
  10. 77 Cambodia 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 compare
  11. 77 Comoros 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 compare
  12. 77 Costa Rica 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 compare
  13. 77 Denmark 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 compare
  14. 77 Egypt 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 compare
  15. 77 Estonia 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 compare
  16. 77 France 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 compare
  17. 77 Germany 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 compare
  18. 77 Greece 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 compare
  19. 77 Guatemala 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 compare
  20. 77 Honduras 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 compare
  21. 77 Iceland 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 compare
  22. 77 Indonesia 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 compare
  23. 77 Ireland 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 compare
  24. 77 Italy 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 compare
  25. 77 Libya 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 compare
  26. 77 Lithuania 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 compare
  27. 77 Luxembourg 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 compare
  28. 77 Malaysia 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 compare
  29. 77 Maldives 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 compare
  30. 77 Malta 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 compare
  31. 77 Mexico 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 compare
  32. 77 Montenegro 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 compare
  33. 77 Morocco 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 compare
  34. 77 Nepal 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 compare
  35. 77 Netherlands 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 compare
  36. 77 Niger 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 compare
  37. 77 Oman 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 compare
  38. 77 Philippines 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 compare
  39. 77 Portugal 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 compare
  40. 77 Qatar 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 compare
  41. 77 Romania 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 compare
  42. 77 Saudi Arabia 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 compare
  43. 77 Somalia 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 compare
  44. 77 Spain 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 compare
  45. 77 Tajikistan 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 compare
  46. 77 Thailand 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 compare
  47. 77 Tunisia 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 compare
  48. 77 United Kingdom 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 compare
  49. 77 Vietnam 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 compare
  50. 77 Yemen 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is incidence of hiv, ages 15-49, female in Mauritania?
Incidence of hiv, ages 15-49, female in Mauritania was 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
What is the highest incidence of hiv, ages 15-49, female recorded in Mauritania?
The highest recorded value was 1.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 in 1996.
What is the lowest incidence of hiv, ages 15-49, female recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 in 2011.
How does Mauritania rank for incidence of hiv, ages 15-49, female?
Mauritania ranks 77th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
Is incidence of hiv, ages 15-49, female rising or falling in Mauritania?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Mauritania data come from?
The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, published as part of Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female (per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female (per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49)
Unit
per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49
Source
UNAIDS estimates
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
157 places, 5,362 data points, 1990–2024
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Number of new HIV infections among uninfected female populations ages 15-49 expressed per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 in the year before the period.