Eswatini vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Prevalence of HIV, male
Eswatini
4.6%
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.6%
in 2024
Eswatini rank
1st
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
3rd
Prevalence of HIV, male over time
- Eswatini
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 4.6% against 0.6% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 4.0%.
That makes Eswatini's figure about 7.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
Eswatini ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 146 countries.
Eswatini has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.9% | 1.4% | 4.5% | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 8.3% | 1.2% | 7.1% | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 0.9% | 6.0% | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 5.1% | 0.7% | 4.4% | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of hiv, male, Eswatini or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Eswatini, at 4.6% against 0.6% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of hiv, male between Eswatini and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 4.0%, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Eswatini and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for prevalence of hiv, male?
- Eswatini ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 146 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), published as Prevalence of HIV, male (% ages 15-24). 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, male is the percentage of males who are infected with HIV. Youth rates are as a percentage of the relevant age group.