HIV prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years (%; high estimate) by country
Prevalence of HIV refers to the percentage of people ages 15-49 who are infected with HIV based on a high estimate.
What the numbers show
HIV prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years (%; high estimate) is currently reported for 48 countries. The highest value is 27.0% in Eswatini; the lowest is 0.1% in Comoros.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.1%, and the mean is 5.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 270.
Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 27 fell. The largest increase was in Sudan (up 250.0%), and the largest decrease in Liberia (down 63.3%).
HIV prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eswatini | 27.0% | 2009 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 2 | Botswana | 25.8% | 2009 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 3 | Lesotho | 25.2% | 2009 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 4 | South Africa | 18.3% | 2009 | up 19.6% | volatile |
| 5 | Namibia | 15.5% | 2009 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 6 | Zimbabwe | 15.4% | 2009 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 7 | Zambia | 14.1% | 2009 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 8 | Mozambique | 12.2% | 2009 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 9 | Malawi | 12.1% | 2009 | down 23.9% | flat |
| 10 | Uganda | 6.9% | 2009 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 11 | Equatorial Guinea | 6.6% | 2009 | up 214.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Kenya | 6.5% | 2009 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 13 | Gabon | 6.2% | 2009 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 14 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 6.1% | 2009 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 15 | Cameroon | 5.8% | 2009 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 16 | Central African Republic | 5.2% | 2009 | down 57.0% | falling |
| 17 | Chad | 5.1% | 2009 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 18 | Nigeria | 4.0% | 2009 | down 11.1% | flat |
| 19 | Côte d'Ivoire | 3.9% | 2009 | down 51.2% | falling |
| 20 | Congo | 3.8% | 2009 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 20 | Togo | 3.8% | 2009 | down 11.6% | rising |
| 22 | Burundi | 3.5% | 2009 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 23 | Rwanda | 3.3% | 2009 | down 34.0% | falling |
| 24 | Djibouti | 3.2% | 2009 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 25 | Guinea-Bissau | 3.0% | 2009 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 26 | Gambia | 2.9% | 2009 | up 163.6% | rising |
| 27 | Angola | 2.4% | 2009 | unchanged | rising |
| 28 | Sierra Leone | 2.1% | 2009 | up 31.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Ghana | 2.0% | 2009 | down 23.1% | rising |
| 30 | Liberia | 1.8% | 2009 | down 63.3% | falling |
| 31 | Guinea | 1.6% | 2009 | down 48.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 1.6% | 2009 | up 6.7% | flat |
| 33 | Burkina Faso | 1.5% | 2009 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 34 | Sudan | 1.4% | 2009 | up 250.0% | rising |
| 35 | Benin | 1.3% | 2009 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 35 | Mali | 1.3% | 2009 | down 40.9% | falling |
| 35 | Mauritius | 1.3% | 2009 | up 225.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Senegal | 1.0% | 2009 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 38 | Eritrea | 1.0% | 2009 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 38 | Somalia | 1.0% | 2009 | up 233.3% | volatile |
| 41 | Niger | 0.9% | 2009 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 41 | Mauritania | 0.9% | 2009 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 43 | Madagascar | 0.3% | 2009 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 44 | Morocco | 0.2% | 2009 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 45 | Egypt | 0.1% | 2009 | unchanged | flat |
| 45 | Algeria | 0.1% | 2009 | unchanged | flat |
| 45 | Tunisia | 0.1% | 2009 | unchanged | flat |
| 45 | Comoros | 0.1% | 2009 | unchanged | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
About this data
Prevalence of HIV refers to the percentage of people ages 15-49 who are infected with HIV based on a high estimate.