HIV prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years in Nigeria
Nigeria: HIV prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years was 3.3% in 2009. ▲ Rising
HIV prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years in Nigeria, 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 Nigeria is 3.3%, measured in 2009.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hiv prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years in Nigeria peaked at 3.5% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1990.
That places Nigeria 17th out of 48 countries with data for 2009, putting it 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 Nigeria, year by year
| Year | %; low estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2% | — |
| 1991 | 0.4% | +100.0% |
| 1992 | 0.8% | +100.0% |
| 1993 | 1.2% | +50.0% |
| 1994 | 1.7% | +41.7% |
| 1995 | 2.1% | +23.5% |
| 1996 | 2.4% | +14.3% |
| 1997 | 2.6% | +8.3% |
| 1998 | 2.9% | +11.5% |
| 1999 | 3.1% | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 3.3% | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 3.4% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 3.5% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 3.4% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3.3% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 3.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.5%, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 3.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.5%, 1.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where HIV prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years in Nigeria 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 | +100.0% | 0.2% | 0.4% |
| 1992 | +100.0% | 0.4% | 0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.7% | 0.2% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 3.3% | 3.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 14 Central African Republic 4.2% compare
- 14 Gabon 4.2% compare
- 16 Equatorial Guinea 3.5% compare
- 18 Congo 3.1% compare
- 18 Côte d'Ivoire 3.1% compare
- 20 Burundi 2.9% compare
More health data for Nigeria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8137 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,301 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 257,921 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 14 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.14 % 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 0.0711 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.17 % 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 Nigeria?
- Hiv prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years in Nigeria was 3.3% 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 2002.
- What is the lowest hiv prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1990.
- How does Nigeria rank for hiv prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years?
- Nigeria ranks 17th out of 48 countries with data for 2009.
- Is hiv prevalence rate, adult 15-49 years rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.