Rate (15 to 19 years, HIV/AIDS) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Rate (15 to 19 years, HIV/AIDS) was 0.09 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Rate in Mauritania, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, rate in Mauritania stood at 0.09.
The figure is down 10.0% on the previous year and down 43.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rate in Mauritania peaked at 0.17 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.01, in 2000.
Mauritania ranks 45th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Rate (15 to 19 years, HIV/AIDS) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.01 | — |
| 2001 | 0.02 | +100.0% |
| 2002 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.03 | +50.0% |
| 2004 | 0.04 | +33.3% |
| 2005 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.06 | +50.0% |
| 2007 | 0.07 | +16.7% |
| 2008 | 0.08 | +14.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1 | +25.0% |
| 2010 | 0.11 | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 0.11 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.14 | +27.3% |
| 2013 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.16 | +14.3% |
| 2015 | 0.16 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.17 | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 0.16 | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 0.16 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.16 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.14 | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 0.12 | -14.3% |
| 2022 | 0.11 | -8.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1 | -9.1% |
| 2024 | 0.09 | -10.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.09 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.05, 1.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.09 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.27, 33% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rate (15 to 19 years, HIV/AIDS) in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +100.0% | 0.01 | 0.02 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.047 | 0.01 | 0.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.147 | 0.11 | 0.17 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.112 | 0.09 | 0.14 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More financial sector data for Mauritania
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0019 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 4.19 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 3.06 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0019 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 4.19 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rate in Mauritania?
- Rate in Mauritania was 0.09 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest rate recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.17 in 2016.
- What is the lowest rate recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 in 2000.
- How does Mauritania rank for rate?
- Mauritania ranks 45th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rate rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Rate (15 to 19 years, HIV/AIDS). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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