Botswana vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): HIV prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years
Botswana
23.8%
in 2009
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
4.7%
in 2009
Botswana rank
2nd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
1st
HIV prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years over time
- Botswana
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 23.8% against 4.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 19.1%.
That makes Botswana's figure about 5.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 1st of 48 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher hiv prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years, Botswana or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Botswana, at 23.8% against 4.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2009.
- What is the difference in hiv prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years between Botswana and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 19.1%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2009.
- How do Botswana and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for hiv prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years?
- Botswana ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 1st of 48 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic, published as HIV prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years (%; low estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Prevalence of HIV refers to the percentage of people ages 15-49 who are infected with HIV based on a low estimate.