Africa vs South Africa: People living with HIV/AIDS, total
Africa
24.56 million high estimate
in 2009
South Africa
5.90 million high estimate
in 2009
Africa rank
1st
South Africa rank
1st
People living with HIV/AIDS, total over time
- Africa
- South Africa
How they compare
Africa currently reports 24.56 million high estimate against 5.90 million high estimate in South Africa, a difference of 18.66 million high estimate.
That makes Africa's figure about 4.2 times South Africa's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 1st of 6 groups.
Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.73 million high estimate | 1.62 million high estimate | 13.11 million high estimate | Africa |
| 2000s | 22.84 million high estimate | 5.32 million high estimate | 17.52 million high estimate | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people living with hiv/aids, total, Africa or South Africa?
- Africa, at 24.56 million high estimate against 5.90 million high estimate in South Africa as of 2009.
- What is the difference in people living with hiv/aids, total between Africa and South Africa?
- 18.66 million high estimate, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and South Africa?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
- How do Africa and South Africa rank globally for people living with hiv/aids, total?
- Africa ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 1st of 6 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic, published as People living with HIV/AIDS, total (high estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated total number of people with HIV/AIDS is the number of people living with HIV. Depending on the reliability of the data available, there may be more or less uncertainty surrounding each estimate.