South Africa vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): People living with HIV/AIDS, total
People living with HIV/AIDS, total over time
- South Africa
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 20.20 million low estimate against 5.40 million low estimate in South Africa, a difference of 14.80 million low estimate.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 3.7 times South Africa's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
South Africa ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 48 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.45 million low estimate | 9.76 million low estimate | 8.31 million low estimate | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 4.97 million low estimate | 18.83 million low estimate | 13.86 million low estimate | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people living with hiv/aids, total, South Africa or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 20.20 million low estimate against 5.40 million low estimate in South Africa as of 2009.
- What is the difference in people living with hiv/aids, total between South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 14.80 million low estimate, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2009.
- How do South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for people living with hiv/aids, total?
- South Africa ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 48 countries.
- 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 (low 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.