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

Ethiopia: Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per was 0.5405 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.5405 units per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
44th
of 152 countries
All-time high
0.93 units per square kilometre
in 1997
All-time low
0.5405 units per square kilometre
in 2022
Years of data
31
1993–2023

Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per in Ethiopia, 1993–2023

00.20.40.60.811993200820231993: 0.79 units per square kilometre1994: 0.85 units per square kilometre1995: 0.9 units per square kilometre1996: 0.92 units per square kilometre1997: 0.93 units per square kilometre1998: 0.93 units per square kilometre1999: 0.92 units per square kilometre2000: 0.9 units per square kilometre2001: 0.87 units per square kilometre2002: 0.84 units per square kilometre2003: 0.8 units per square kilometre2004: 0.682 units per square kilometre2005: 0.647 units per square kilometre2006: 0.62 units per square kilometre2007: 0.603 units per square kilometre2008: 0.594 units per square kilometre2009: 0.585 units per square kilometre2010: 0.585 units per square kilometre2011: 0.585 units per square kilometre2012: 0.585 units per square kilometre2013: 0.576 units per square kilometre2014: 0.576 units per square kilometre2015: 0.567 units per square kilometre2016: 0.567 units per square kilometre2017: 0.567 units per square kilometre2018: 0.558 units per square kilometre2019: 0.558 units per square kilometre2020: 0.549 units per square kilometre2021: 0.549 units per square kilometre2022: 0.541 units per square kilometre2023: 0.541 units per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per in Ethiopia is 0.5405 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.

The figure is down 6.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per in Ethiopia peaked at 0.93 units per square kilometre in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.5405 units per square kilometre, in 2022.

Ethiopia ranks 44th of 152 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per square kilometre in Ethiopia, 1993 to 2023.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1993 0.79 units per square kilometre
1994 0.85 units per square kilometre +7.6%
1995 0.9 units per square kilometre +5.9%
1996 0.92 units per square kilometre +2.2%
1997 0.93 units per square kilometre +1.1%
1998 0.93 units per square kilometre +0.0%
1999 0.92 units per square kilometre -1.1%
2000 0.9 units per square kilometre -2.2%
2001 0.87 units per square kilometre -3.3%
2002 0.84 units per square kilometre -3.4%
2003 0.8 units per square kilometre -4.8%
2004 0.6823 units per square kilometre -14.7%
2005 0.6468 units per square kilometre -5.2%
2006 0.6202 units per square kilometre -4.1%
2007 0.6025 units per square kilometre -2.9%
2008 0.5937 units per square kilometre -1.5%
2009 0.5848 units per square kilometre -1.5%
2010 0.5848 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2011 0.5848 units per square kilometre -0.0%
2012 0.5848 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2013 0.5759 units per square kilometre -1.5%
2014 0.576 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2015 0.5671 units per square kilometre -1.5%
2016 0.5671 units per square kilometre -0.0%
2017 0.5671 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2018 0.5582 units per square kilometre -1.6%
2019 0.5582 units per square kilometre -0.0%
2020 0.5494 units per square kilometre -1.6%
2021 0.5494 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2022 0.5405 units per square kilometre -1.6%
2023 0.5405 units per square kilometre +0.0%

Ethiopia compared with similar countries

  • Ethiopia's 0.5405 units per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2532 units per square kilometre, 2.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Ethiopia's 0.5405 units per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.628 units per square kilometre, 86% of the median. (44 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8914 units per square kilometre 0.79 units per square kilometre 0.93 units per square kilometre 7
2000s 0.714 units per square kilometre 0.5848 units per square kilometre 0.9 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.5724 units per square kilometre 0.5582 units per square kilometre 0.5848 units per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.545 units per square kilometre 0.5405 units per square kilometre 0.5494 units per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 41 Belgium 0.6231 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 42 Luxembourg 0.6215 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 43 Benin 0.6208 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 45 Portugal 0.5349 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 46 Guinea 0.5291 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 47 Republic of Moldova 0.5162 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per in Ethiopia?
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per in Ethiopia was 0.5405 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 0.93 units per square kilometre in 1997.
What is the lowest adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5405 units per square kilometre in 2022.
How does Ethiopia rank for adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per?
Ethiopia ranks 44th out of 152 countries with data for 2023.
Is adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ethiopia 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
153 places, 5,023 data points, 1990–2023
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Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.