HIV prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years in Eswatini
Eswatini: HIV prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years was 27.0% in 2009. ▲ Rising
HIV prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years in Eswatini, 1990–2009
Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic. Measured in %; high estimate.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hiv prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years in Eswatini is 27.0%, measured in 2009. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hiv prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years in Eswatini peaked at 27.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 1990.
That places Eswatini 1st out of 48 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
HIV prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | %; high estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.7% | — |
| 1991 | 3.8% | +40.7% |
| 1992 | 5.2% | +36.8% |
| 1993 | 6.9% | +32.7% |
| 1994 | 9.1% | +31.9% |
| 1995 | 11.7% | +28.6% |
| 1996 | 14.5% | +23.9% |
| 1997 | 17.4% | +20.0% |
| 1998 | 19.9% | +14.4% |
| 1999 | 22.0% | +10.6% |
| 2000 | 23.6% | +7.3% |
| 2001 | 24.8% | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 25.6% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 26.2% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 26.6% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 26.7% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 26.8% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 26.9% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 27.0% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 27.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.3% | 2.7% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.1% | 23.6% | 27.0% | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hiv prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years in Eswatini?
- Hiv prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years in Eswatini was 27.0% in 2009, according to UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic.
- What is the highest hiv prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 27.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest hiv prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 1990.
- How does Eswatini rank for hiv prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years?
- Eswatini ranks 1st out of 48 countries with data for 2009.
- Is hiv prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic, published as part of HIV prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years (%; high estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.