HIV prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: HIV prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years was 3.0% in 2009. ▲ Rising
HIV prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years in Guinea-Bissau, 1990–2009
Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic. Measured in %; high estimate.
Analysis
In 2009, hiv prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years in Guinea-Bissau stood at 3.0%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hiv prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 3.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1990.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 25th of 48 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
HIV prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | %; high estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4% | — |
| 1991 | 0.5% | +25.0% |
| 1992 | 0.6% | +20.0% |
| 1993 | 0.8% | +33.3% |
| 1994 | 0.9% | +12.5% |
| 1995 | 1.1% | +22.2% |
| 1996 | 1.4% | +27.3% |
| 1997 | 1.6% | +14.3% |
| 1998 | 1.8% | +12.5% |
| 1999 | 2.0% | +11.1% |
| 2000 | 2.2% | +10.0% |
| 2001 | 2.4% | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 2.7% | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 2.8% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 2.9% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.0% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 3.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 2.1%, 1.4× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 3.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.5%, 86% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.1% | 0.4% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 2.2% | 3.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More health data for Guinea-Bissau
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7721 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,070 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 941 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.899 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0664 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.8987 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hiv prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years in Guinea-Bissau?
- Hiv prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years in Guinea-Bissau was 3.0% 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest hiv prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1990.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for hiv prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 25th out of 48 countries with data for 2009.
- Is hiv prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.