Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Mauritania
Mauritania: Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths was 8,356 children in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths in Mauritania, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in children.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 8,356 children for children orphaned due to aids deaths in 2024.
That represents a change of down 9.5% on the previous year and down 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children orphaned due to aids deaths in Mauritania peaked at 11,900 children in 2016 and was at its lowest, 344.16 children, in 1990.
That places Mauritania 68th out of 139 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 1,379 children | 344.16 children | 3,043 children | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,786 children | 3,640 children | 9,672 children | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,342 children | 10,122 children | 11,900 children | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,837 children | 8,356 children | 11,081 children | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 65 Spain 9,197 children compare
- 67 Morocco 8,652 children compare
- 69 Tajikistan 7,491 children compare
- 70 El Salvador 7,161 children compare
- 71 Paraguay 7,134 children compare
More reference data data for Mauritania
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.47 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.5281 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.348 °C (2026)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Free country 1 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 5 (2025)
- Consumer price index 171.28 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.3267 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children orphaned due to aids deaths in Mauritania?
- Children orphaned due to aids deaths in Mauritania was 8,356 children in 2024, according to Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 11,900 children in 2016.
- What is the lowest children orphaned due to aids deaths recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 344.16 children in 1990.
- How does Mauritania rank for children orphaned due to aids deaths?
- Mauritania ranks 68th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children orphaned due to aids deaths rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Children orphaned due to AIDS deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of children, aged 17 and under, who have been orphaned by the death of one or both parents from AIDS at any point in their lives. This is the central estimate.