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Incidence of HIV, ages 50+ (per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+) in Democratic Republic of Congo

Democratic Republic of Congo: Incidence of HIV, ages 50+ (per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+) was 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+
Change on year
down 9.1%
World rank
38th
of 139 countries
All-time high
1.2 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+
in 1990
All-time low
0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Incidence of HIV, ages 50+ in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1990–2024

00.250.50.7511.21990200720241990: 1.2 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+1991: 1.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+1992: 1.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+1993: 1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+1994: 0.93 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+1995: 0.85 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+1996: 0.82 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+1997: 0.79 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+1998: 0.7 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+1999: 0.65 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+2000: 0.61 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+2001: 0.55 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+2002: 0.52 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+2003: 0.48 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+2004: 0.45 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+2005: 0.42 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+2006: 0.39 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+2007: 0.36 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+2008: 0.33 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+2009: 0.32 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+2010: 0.29 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+2011: 0.27 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+2012: 0.25 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+2013: 0.23 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+2014: 0.22 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+2015: 0.2 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+2016: 0.19 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+2017: 0.17 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+2018: 0.17 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+2019: 0.17 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+2020: 0.15 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+2021: 0.13 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+2022: 0.12 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+2023: 0.11 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+2024: 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+

Source: UNAIDS estimates. Measured in per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+.

Analysis

The most recent figure for incidence of hiv, ages 50+ in Democratic Republic of Congo is 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of down 9.1% on the previous year and down 54.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, incidence of hiv, ages 50+ in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 1.2 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+, in 2024.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 38th of 139 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Incidence of HIV, ages 50+ (per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+) in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year

Year per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ Change
1990 1.2 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ —
1991 1.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ -8.3%
1992 1.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ +0.0%
1993 1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ -9.1%
1994 0.93 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ -7.0%
1995 0.85 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ -8.6%
1996 0.82 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ -3.5%
1997 0.79 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ -3.7%
1998 0.7 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ -11.4%
1999 0.65 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ -7.1%
2000 0.61 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ -6.2%
2001 0.55 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ -9.8%
2002 0.52 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ -5.5%
2003 0.48 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ -7.7%
2004 0.45 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ -6.2%
2005 0.42 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ -6.7%
2006 0.39 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ -7.1%
2007 0.36 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ -7.7%
2008 0.33 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ -8.3%
2009 0.32 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ -3.0%
2010 0.29 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ -9.4%
2011 0.27 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ -6.9%
2012 0.25 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ -7.4%
2013 0.23 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ -8.0%
2014 0.22 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ -4.3%
2015 0.2 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ -9.1%
2016 0.19 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ -5.0%
2017 0.17 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ -10.5%
2018 0.17 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ +0.0%
2019 0.17 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ +0.0%
2020 0.15 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ -11.8%
2021 0.13 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ -13.3%
2022 0.12 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ -7.7%
2023 0.11 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ -8.3%
2024 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ -9.1%

Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries

  • Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.185 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+, 54% of the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.914 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ 0.65 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ 1.2 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ 10
2000s 0.443 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ 0.32 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ 0.61 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ 10
2010s 0.216 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ 0.17 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ 0.29 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ 10
2020s 0.122 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ 0.15 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ 5

Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo

  1. 35 Djibouti 0.12 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ compare
  2. 35 Mali 0.12 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ compare
  3. 37 Cape Verde 0.11 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ compare
  4. 38 Afghanistan 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ compare
  5. 38 Algeria 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ compare
  6. 38 Argentina 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ compare
  7. 38 Armenia 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ compare
  8. 38 Azerbaijan 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ compare
  9. 38 Bahamas 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ compare
  10. 38 Benin 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ compare
  11. 38 Bhutan 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ compare
  12. 38 Bolivia 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ compare
  13. 38 Burkina Faso 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ compare
  14. 38 Burundi 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ compare
  15. 38 Canada 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ compare
  16. 38 Chad 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ compare
  17. 38 Chile 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ compare
  18. 38 Colombia 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ compare
  19. 38 Costa Rica 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ compare
  20. 38 Cuba 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ compare
  21. 38 Dominica 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ compare
  22. 38 Ecuador 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ compare
  23. 38 Egypt 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ compare
  24. 38 El Salvador 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ compare
  25. 38 Eritrea 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ compare
  26. 38 Ethiopia 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ compare
  27. 38 France 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ compare
  28. 38 Georgia 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ compare
  29. 38 Guatemala 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ compare
  30. 38 Honduras 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ compare
  31. 38 Iceland 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ compare
  32. 38 Italy 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ compare
  33. 38 Kazakhstan 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ compare
  34. 38 Kyrgyzstan 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ compare
  35. 38 Laos 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ compare
  36. 38 Latvia 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ compare
  37. 38 Libya 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ compare
  38. 38 Luxembourg 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ compare
  39. 38 Malaysia 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ compare
  40. 38 Mauritania 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ compare
  41. 38 Mexico 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ compare
  42. 38 Moldova 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ compare
  43. 38 Niger 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ compare
  44. 38 Nigeria 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ compare
  45. 38 Panama 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ compare
  46. 38 Paraguay 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ compare
  47. 38 Peru 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ compare
  48. 38 Philippines 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ compare
  49. 38 Portugal 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ compare
  50. 38 Qatar 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ compare
  51. 38 Rwanda 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ compare
  52. 38 Senegal 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ compare
  53. 38 Spain 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ compare
  54. 38 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ compare
  55. 38 Saint Lucia 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ compare
  56. 38 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ compare
  57. 38 Sudan 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ compare
  58. 38 Tajikistan 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ compare
  59. 38 East Timor 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ compare
  60. 38 Tunisia 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ compare
  61. 38 Venezuela 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is incidence of hiv, ages 50+ in Democratic Republic of Congo?
Incidence of hiv, ages 50+ in Democratic Republic of Congo was 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
What is the highest incidence of hiv, ages 50+ recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
The highest recorded value was 1.2 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ in 1990.
What is the lowest incidence of hiv, ages 50+ recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ in 2024.
How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for incidence of hiv, ages 50+?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 38th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
Is incidence of hiv, ages 50+ rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
Over the last ten years it is down 54.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, published as part of Incidence of HIV, ages 50+ (per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Incidence of HIV, ages 50+ (per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+)
Unit
per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+
Source
UNAIDS estimates
Licence
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Coverage
153 places, 5,304 data points, 1990–2024
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Number of new HIV infections among uninfected populations ages 50+ expressed per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ in the year before the period.