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

Rwanda: Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per was 9.73 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
9.73 units per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
4th
of 152 countries
All-time high
10.13 units per square kilometre
in 2012
All-time low
4.05 units per square kilometre
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per in Rwanda, 1990–2023

02.557.5101990200620231990: 4.1 units per square kilometre1991: 5.3 units per square kilometre1992: 6.1 units per square kilometre1993: 7.3 units per square kilometre1994: 4.9 units per square kilometre1995: 6.1 units per square kilometre1996: 7.7 units per square kilometre1997: 8.9 units per square kilometre1998: 9.3 units per square kilometre1999: 9.3 units per square kilometre2000: 9.7 units per square kilometre2001: 9.7 units per square kilometre2002: 9.7 units per square kilometre2003: 9.7 units per square kilometre2004: 9.7 units per square kilometre2005: 9.7 units per square kilometre2006: 9.7 units per square kilometre2007: 9.7 units per square kilometre2008: 9.7 units per square kilometre2009: 9.7 units per square kilometre2010: 9.7 units per square kilometre2011: 9.7 units per square kilometre2012: 10.1 units per square kilometre2013: 10.1 units per square kilometre2014: 10.1 units per square kilometre2015: 10.1 units per square kilometre2016: 10.1 units per square kilometre2017: 10.1 units per square kilometre2018: 10.1 units per square kilometre2019: 10.1 units per square kilometre2020: 9.7 units per square kilometre2021: 9.7 units per square kilometre2022: 9.7 units per square kilometre2023: 9.7 units per square kilometre

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

Analysis

Rwanda recorded 9.73 units per square kilometre for adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per in 2023.

The figure is down 4.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per in Rwanda peaked at 10.13 units per square kilometre in 2012 and was at its lowest, 4.05 units per square kilometre, in 1990.

Rwanda ranks 4th of 152 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per square kilometre in Rwanda, 1990 to 2023.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1990 4.05 units per square kilometre
1991 5.27 units per square kilometre +30.0%
1992 6.08 units per square kilometre +15.4%
1993 7.3 units per square kilometre +20.0%
1994 4.86 units per square kilometre -33.3%
1995 6.08 units per square kilometre +25.0%
1996 7.7 units per square kilometre +26.7%
1997 8.92 units per square kilometre +15.8%
1998 9.32 units per square kilometre +4.5%
1999 9.32 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2000 9.73 units per square kilometre +4.3%
2001 9.73 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2002 9.73 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2003 9.73 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2004 9.73 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2005 9.73 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2006 9.73 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2007 9.73 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2008 9.73 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2009 9.73 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2010 9.73 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2011 9.73 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2012 10.13 units per square kilometre +4.2%
2013 10.13 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2014 10.13 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2015 10.13 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2016 10.13 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2017 10.13 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2018 10.13 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2019 10.13 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2020 9.73 units per square kilometre -4.0%
2021 9.73 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2022 9.73 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2023 9.73 units per square kilometre +0.0%

Rwanda compared with similar countries

  • Rwanda's 9.73 units per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2532 units per square kilometre, 38.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Rwanda's 9.73 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.628 units per square kilometre, 15.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6.89 units per square kilometre 4.05 units per square kilometre 9.32 units per square kilometre 10
2000s 9.73 units per square kilometre 9.73 units per square kilometre 9.73 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 10.05 units per square kilometre 9.73 units per square kilometre 10.13 units per square kilometre 10
2020s 9.73 units per square kilometre 9.73 units per square kilometre 9.73 units per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Rwanda

  1. 1 Eswatini 12.79 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 2 Singapore 10.86 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 3 Malawi 10.61 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 5 Lesotho 8.89 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 6 Uganda 7.48 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 7 South Africa 6.35 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 Rwanda?
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per in Rwanda was 9.73 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 Rwanda?
The highest recorded value was 10.13 units per square kilometre in 2012.
What is the lowest adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per recorded in Rwanda?
The lowest recorded value was 4.05 units per square kilometre in 1990.
How does Rwanda rank for adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per?
Rwanda ranks 4th 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 Rwanda?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Rwanda 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.