HIV prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years in Congo
Congo: HIV prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years was 3.1% in 2009. ▼ Falling
HIV prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years in Congo, 1990–2009
Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic. Measured in %; low estimate.
Analysis
Congo recorded 3.1% for hiv prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years in 2009. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hiv prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years in Congo peaked at 4.4% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2009.
That places Congo 18th out of 48 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
HIV prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years in Congo, year by year
| Year | %; low estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.6% | — |
| 1991 | 4.4% | +22.2% |
| 1992 | 4.3% | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 4.2% | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 4.0% | -4.8% |
| 1995 | 3.9% | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 3.8% | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 3.7% | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 3.6% | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 3.5% | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3.4% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3.3% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.2% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.1% | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.9% | 3.5% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 3.1% | 3.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 16 Equatorial Guinea 3.5% compare
- 17 Nigeria 3.3% compare
- 18 Côte d'Ivoire 3.1% compare
- 20 Burundi 2.9% compare
- 21 Chad 2.8% compare
More health data for Congo
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.4813 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9705 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 759.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,688 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0314 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0315 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hiv prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years in Congo?
- Hiv prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years in Congo was 3.1% 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4% in 1991.
- What is the lowest hiv prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2009.
- How does Congo rank for hiv prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years?
- Congo ranks 18th out of 48 countries with data for 2009.
- Is hiv prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo 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 (%; low 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 low estimate.