HIV/AIDS deaths averted by antiretroviral therapy, per square in South Africa
South Africa: HIV/AIDS deaths averted by antiretroviral therapy, per square was 0.2665 deaths per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
HIV/AIDS deaths averted by antiretroviral therapy, per square in South Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in deaths per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hiv/aids deaths averted by antiretroviral therapy, per square in South Africa is 0.2665 deaths per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hiv/aids deaths averted by antiretroviral therapy, per square in South Africa peaked at 0.2841 deaths per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 deaths per square kilometre, in 1990.
South Africa ranks 8th of 157 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
HIV/AIDS deaths averted by antiretroviral therapy, per square in South Africa, year by year
| Year | deaths per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 deaths per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0 deaths per square kilometre | — |
| 1992 | 0 deaths per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 0 deaths per square kilometre | — |
| 1994 | 0 deaths per square kilometre | — |
| 1995 | 0 deaths per square kilometre | — |
| 1996 | 0 deaths per square kilometre | — |
| 1997 | 0 deaths per square kilometre | — |
| 1998 | 0 deaths per square kilometre | — |
| 1999 | 0 deaths per square kilometre | — |
| 2000 | 0.0039 deaths per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0076 deaths per square kilometre | +96.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0106 deaths per square kilometre | +39.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0139 deaths per square kilometre | +31.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0252 deaths per square kilometre | +81.1% |
| 2005 | 0.045 deaths per square kilometre | +78.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0635 deaths per square kilometre | +41.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0981 deaths per square kilometre | +54.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1336 deaths per square kilometre | +36.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1563 deaths per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1805 deaths per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2104 deaths per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 2012 | 0.236 deaths per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2548 deaths per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2672 deaths per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2726 deaths per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2752 deaths per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2798 deaths per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2829 deaths per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2841 deaths per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2831 deaths per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2791 deaths per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2732 deaths per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2665 deaths per square kilometre | -2.4% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.2665 deaths per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.007 deaths per square kilometre, 38.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.2665 deaths per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0389 deaths per square kilometre, 6.9× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 0 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0558 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0039 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1563 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2543 deaths per square kilometre | 0.1805 deaths per square kilometre | 0.2841 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2755 deaths per square kilometre | 0.2665 deaths per square kilometre | 0.2831 deaths per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 5 Singapore 0.4618 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 6 Uganda 0.4104 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 7 Haiti 0.3037 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 9 Zimbabwe 0.2253 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 10 Burundi 0.1812 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 11 Mozambique 0.1471 deaths per square kilometre compare
More health data for South Africa
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1386 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,152 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,333 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.5504 % 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 0.045 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.0003 % 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 hiv/aids deaths averted by antiretroviral therapy, per square in South Africa?
- Hiv/aids deaths averted by antiretroviral therapy, per square in South Africa was 0.2665 deaths per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest hiv/aids deaths averted by antiretroviral therapy, per square recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2841 deaths per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest hiv/aids deaths averted by antiretroviral therapy, per square recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 deaths per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does South Africa rank for hiv/aids deaths averted by antiretroviral therapy, per square?
- South Africa ranks 8th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is hiv/aids deaths averted by antiretroviral therapy, per square rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of HIV/AIDS deaths averted by antiretroviral therapy, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
HIV/AIDS deaths averted by antiretroviral therapy 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.
HIV/AIDS deaths averted by antiretroviral therapy ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- HIV/AIDS deaths averted by antiretroviral therapy Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
HIV/AIDS deaths averted by antiretroviral therapy 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.