HIV prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years in Gambia
Gambia: HIV prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years was 1.3% in 2009. ◆ Volatile
HIV prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years in Gambia, 1990–2009
Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic. Measured in %; low estimate.
Analysis
In 2009, hiv prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years in Gambia stood at 1.3%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.3% on the previous year and up 550.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hiv prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years in Gambia peaked at 1.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1990.
That places Gambia 29th out of 48 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
HIV prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years in Gambia, year by year
| Year | %; low estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1% | — |
| 1991 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | +100.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | +50.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +33.3% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +25.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | +20.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | +16.7% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | +14.3% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | +25.0% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | +20.0% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | +8.3% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 1.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.3%, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 1.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.5%, 52% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where HIV prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years in Gambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +100.0% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 1.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More health data for Gambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,044 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 700 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9696 % 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 0.0686 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9636 % 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 Gambia?
- Hiv prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years in Gambia was 1.3% 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 Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2009.
- What is the lowest hiv prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1990.
- How does Gambia rank for hiv prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years?
- Gambia ranks 29th out of 48 countries with data for 2009.
- Is hiv prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 550.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gambia 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.