Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV was 1,000 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
1,000
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
131st
of 143 countries
All-time high
1,500
in 2000
All-time low
990
in 2017
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV in Sao Tome and Principe, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2025, estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 1,000.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 1,500 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 990, in 2017.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 131st of 143 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,500 | — |
| 2001 | 1,500 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1,400 | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 1,400 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1,300 | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 1,300 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1,300 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1,200 | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 1,200 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1,100 | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 1,100 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1,100 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1,100 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1,100 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,000 | -9.1% |
| 2015 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 990 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 990 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,000 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 1,000 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 72,000, 1% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 1,000 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 130,000, 1% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,320 | 1,100 | 1,500 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,038 | 990 | 1,100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
More health data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -6.25 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 793.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 15 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2021)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0651 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv in Sao Tome and Principe was 1,000 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 1,500 in 2000.
- What is the lowest estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 990 in 2017.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 131st out of 143 countries with data for 2025.
- Is estimated number of people (all ages) living with hiv rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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