Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per in Gambia
Gambia: Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per was 0.0091 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per in Gambia, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 0.0091 units per person for adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per in 2024.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per in Gambia peaked at 0.0123 units per person in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 units per person, in 1990.
Gambia ranks 34th of 152 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Gambia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0009 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0014 units per person | +43.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0018 units per person | +34.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0025 units per person | +37.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0033 units per person | +29.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0041 units per person | +26.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0051 units per person | +23.3% |
| 1997 | 0.006 units per person | +19.3% |
| 1998 | 0.007 units per person | +16.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0078 units per person | +10.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0089 units per person | +15.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0094 units per person | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0104 units per person | +11.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0108 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0111 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0114 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0117 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0119 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0121 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0123 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0119 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0121 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0122 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0119 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.012 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0117 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0114 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0111 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0108 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0106 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0103 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0101 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0099 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0093 units per person | -6.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0091 units per person | -2.3% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.0091 units per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0056 units per person, 1.6× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.0091 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0097 units per person, 94% of 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 Gambia 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +43.8% | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0014 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.004 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0078 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.011 units per person | 0.0089 units per person | 0.0123 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0116 units per person | 0.0106 units per person | 0.0122 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0097 units per person | 0.0091 units per person | 0.0103 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More health data for Gambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,044 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 700 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9696 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0686 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9636 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per in Gambia?
- Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per in Gambia was 0.0091 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 Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0123 units per person in 2009.
- What is the lowest adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 units per person in 1990.
- How does Gambia rank for adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per?
- Gambia ranks 34th 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 Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
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
Computed from
- Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV UNAIDS estimates
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
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.