Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per in Botswana

Botswana: Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per was 0.1428 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.1428 units per person
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
2nd
of 152 countries
All-time high
0.1694 units per person
in 2001
All-time low
0.0414 units per person
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per in Botswana, 1990–2024

0.050.10.151990200720241990: 0.041 units per person1991: 0.056 units per person1992: 0.072 units per person1993: 0.092 units per person1994: 0.11 units per person1995: 0.127 units per person1996: 0.137 units per person1997: 0.146 units per person1998: 0.156 units per person1999: 0.164 units per person2000: 0.167 units per person2001: 0.169 units per person2002: 0.166 units per person2003: 0.163 units per person2004: 0.166 units per person2005: 0.163 units per person2006: 0.16 units per person2007: 0.162 units per person2008: 0.159 units per person2009: 0.161 units per person2010: 0.157 units per person2011: 0.159 units per person2012: 0.161 units per person2013: 0.159 units per person2014: 0.161 units per person2015: 0.159 units per person2016: 0.161 units per person2017: 0.159 units per person2018: 0.157 units per person2019: 0.159 units per person2020: 0.156 units per person2021: 0.15 units per person2022: 0.148 units per person2023: 0.145 units per person2024: 0.143 units per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per in Botswana is 0.1428 units per person, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per in Botswana peaked at 0.1694 units per person in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0414 units per person, in 1990.

Botswana ranks 2nd of 152 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per in Botswana, year by year

Annual values for Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per capita in Botswana, 1990 to 2024.
Year units per person Change
1990 0.0414 units per person
1991 0.0559 units per person +35.2%
1992 0.0725 units per person +29.6%
1993 0.0915 units per person +26.3%
1994 0.1096 units per person +19.7%
1995 0.1268 units per person +15.7%
1996 0.1367 units per person +7.9%
1997 0.1463 units per person +7.0%
1998 0.1556 units per person +6.3%
1999 0.1644 units per person +5.7%
2000 0.1669 units per person +1.5%
2001 0.1694 units per person +1.5%
2002 0.1662 units per person -1.9%
2003 0.1633 units per person -1.7%
2004 0.166 units per person +1.7%
2005 0.1631 units per person -1.8%
2006 0.16 units per person -1.8%
2007 0.1622 units per person +1.4%
2008 0.159 units per person -2.0%
2009 0.1608 units per person +1.1%
2010 0.1574 units per person -2.1%
2011 0.1591 units per person +1.1%
2012 0.1612 units per person +1.3%
2013 0.1588 units per person -1.5%
2014 0.1611 units per person +1.5%
2015 0.1589 units per person -1.4%
2016 0.1611 units per person +1.4%
2017 0.1588 units per person -1.4%
2018 0.1566 units per person -1.4%
2019 0.1587 units per person +1.3%
2020 0.1564 units per person -1.4%
2021 0.1499 units per person -4.1%
2022 0.1475 units per person -1.6%
2023 0.1451 units per person -1.6%
2024 0.1428 units per person -1.6%

Botswana compared with similar countries

  • Botswana's 0.1428 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0031 units per person, 46.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
  • Botswana's 0.1428 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0097 units per person, 14.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per in Botswana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1991 +35.2% 0.0414 units per person 0.0559 units per person
1992 +29.6% 0.0559 units per person 0.0725 units per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1101 units per person 0.0414 units per person 0.1644 units per person 10
2000s 0.1637 units per person 0.159 units per person 0.1694 units per person 10
2010s 0.1592 units per person 0.1566 units per person 0.1612 units per person 10
2020s 0.1484 units per person 0.1428 units per person 0.1564 units per person 5

Countries ranked near Botswana

  1. 1 Eswatini 0.177 units per person compare
  2. 3 South Africa 0.1219 units per person compare
  3. 4 Lesotho 0.1112 units per person compare
  4. 5 Zimbabwe 0.0782 units per person compare

See the full ranking of 153 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per in Botswana?
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per in Botswana was 0.1428 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per recorded in Botswana?
The highest recorded value was 0.1694 units per person in 2001.
What is the lowest adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per recorded in Botswana?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0414 units per person in 1990.
How does Botswana rank for adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per?
Botswana ranks 2nd out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
Is adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per rising or falling in Botswana?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Botswana data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
153 places, 5,302 data points, 1990–2024
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Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.