HIV prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years in Eritrea
Eritrea: HIV prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years was 0.6% in 2009. ▲ Rising
HIV prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years in Eritrea, 1990–2009
Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic. Measured in %; low estimate.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hiv prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years in Eritrea is 0.6%, measured in 2009.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hiv prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years in Eritrea peaked at 0.9% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1990.
Eritrea ranks 40th of 48 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
HIV prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | %; low estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1% | — |
| 1991 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | +100.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | +50.0% |
| 1994 | 0.5% | +66.7% |
| 1995 | 0.6% | +20.0% |
| 1996 | 0.7% | +16.7% |
| 1997 | 0.8% | +14.3% |
| 1998 | 0.9% | +12.5% |
| 1999 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | -11.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | -12.5% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | -14.3% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 38 Mauritius 0.7% compare
- 38 Senegal 0.7% compare
- 40 Mauritania 0.6% compare
- 42 Somalia 0.5% compare
- 43 Madagascar 0.2% compare
More health data for Eritrea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 821.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 425 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 4.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.031 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 5.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0312 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hiv prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years in Eritrea?
- Hiv prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years in Eritrea was 0.6% 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 Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1998.
- What is the lowest hiv prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1990.
- How does Eritrea rank for hiv prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years?
- Eritrea ranks 40th out of 48 countries with data for 2009.
- Is hiv prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea 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.