People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Botswana
Botswana: People living with HIV/AIDS, total was 350,000 high estimate in 2009. ▲ Rising
People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Botswana, 1990–2009
Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic. Measured in high estimate.
Analysis
In 2009, people living with hiv/aids, total in Botswana stood at 350,000 high estimate. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people living with hiv/aids, total in Botswana peaked at 350,000 high estimate in 2009 and was at its lowest, 28,000 high estimate, in 1990.
That places Botswana 13th 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.
People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Botswana, year by year
| Year | high estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 28,000 high estimate | — |
| 1991 | 42,000 high estimate | +50.0% |
| 1992 | 60,000 high estimate | +42.9% |
| 1993 | 84,000 high estimate | +40.0% |
| 1994 | 110,000 high estimate | +31.0% |
| 1995 | 150,000 high estimate | +36.4% |
| 1996 | 180,000 high estimate | +20.0% |
| 1997 | 210,000 high estimate | +16.7% |
| 1998 | 240,000 high estimate | +14.3% |
| 1999 | 260,000 high estimate | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 280,000 high estimate | +7.7% |
| 2001 | 290,000 high estimate | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 300,000 high estimate | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 300,000 high estimate | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 310,000 high estimate | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 320,000 high estimate | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 320,000 high estimate | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 330,000 high estimate | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 340,000 high estimate | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 350,000 high estimate | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 136,400 high estimate | 28,000 high estimate | 260,000 high estimate | 10 |
| 2000s | 314,000 high estimate | 280,000 high estimate | 350,000 high estimate | 10 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 10 Cameroon 670,000 high estimate compare
- 11 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 560,000 high estimate compare
- 12 Côte d'Ivoire 510,000 high estimate compare
- 14 Sudan 330,000 high estimate compare
- 15 Lesotho 310,000 high estimate compare
- 16 Chad 300,000 high estimate compare
- 16 Ghana 300,000 high estimate compare
More health data for Botswana
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2265 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,150 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 281 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.3196 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 1.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3205 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people living with hiv/aids, total in Botswana?
- People living with hiv/aids, total in Botswana was 350,000 high estimate in 2009, according to UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic.
- What is the highest people living with hiv/aids, total recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 350,000 high estimate in 2009.
- What is the lowest people living with hiv/aids, total recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 28,000 high estimate in 1990.
- How does Botswana rank for people living with hiv/aids, total?
- Botswana ranks 13th out of 48 countries with data for 2009.
- Is people living with hiv/aids, total rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic, published as part of People living with HIV/AIDS, total (high estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated total number of people with HIV/AIDS is the number of people living with HIV. Depending on the reliability of the data available, there may be more or less uncertainty surrounding each estimate.