Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Mauritania
Mauritania: Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS was 8,400 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Mauritania, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 8,400 for children orphaned by hiv/aids in 2024.
The figure is down 8.7% on the previous year and down 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned by hiv/aids in Mauritania peaked at 12,000 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 500, in 1990.
Mauritania ranks 68th of 138 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,399 | 500 | 3,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,790 | 3,600 | 9,700 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,400 | 10,000 | 12,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,900 | 8,400 | 11,000 | 5 |
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More health data for Mauritania
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 74,246 (2025)
- Population, male 49.1% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 75,672 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 77,474 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 74,139 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 1.50 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 2.25 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 75,876 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 72,564 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 69,336 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned by hiv/aids in Mauritania?
- Children orphaned by hiv/aids in Mauritania was 8,400 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 12,000 in 2014.
- What is the lowest children orphaned by hiv/aids recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 500 in 1990.
- How does Mauritania rank for children orphaned by hiv/aids?
- Mauritania ranks 68th out of 138 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned by hiv/aids rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.0%. 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 Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of children orphaned by HIV/AIDS is the estimated number of children who have lost their mother or both parents to AIDS before age 15 since the epidemic began. Some of the orphaned children included in this cumulative total are no longer alive; others are no longer under age 15.