HIV prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years (%; low estimate) in Malawi
Malawi: HIV prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years (%; low estimate) was 10.0% in 2009. ▲ Rising
HIV prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years in Malawi, 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 Malawi is 10.0%, measured in 2009.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hiv prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years in Malawi peaked at 13.4% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 1990.
That places Malawi 9th out of 48 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
HIV prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years (%; low estimate) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | %; low estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.3% | — |
| 1991 | 5.1% | +54.5% |
| 1992 | 7.4% | +45.1% |
| 1993 | 9.9% | +33.8% |
| 1994 | 11.7% | +18.2% |
| 1995 | 12.6% | +7.7% |
| 1996 | 13.1% | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 13.4% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 13.4% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 13.2% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 13.0% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 12.7% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 12.3% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 12.0% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 11.6% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 11.2% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 10.9% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 10.6% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 10.3% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 10.0% | -2.9% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 10.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.3%, 7.7× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 10.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.5%, 4.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where HIV prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years (%; low estimate) in Malawi 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +54.5% | 3.3% | 5.1% |
| 1992 | +45.1% | 5.1% | 7.4% |
| 1993 | +33.8% | 7.4% | 9.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.3% | 3.3% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.5% | 10.0% | 13.0% | 10 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8368 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9312 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6,399 (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.61 % 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 0.0714 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0718 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hiv prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years in Malawi?
- Hiv prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years in Malawi was 10.0% 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 Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 13.4% in 1997.
- What is the lowest hiv prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 1990.
- How does Malawi rank for hiv prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years?
- Malawi ranks 9th out of 48 countries with data for 2009.
- Is hiv prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi 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.