People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Botswana

Botswana: People living with HIV/AIDS, total was 350,000 high estimate in 2009. ▲ Rising

Latest (2009)
350,000 high estimate
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
13th
of 48 countries
All-time high
350,000 high estimate
in 2009
All-time low
28,000 high estimate
in 1990
Years of data
20
1990–2009

People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Botswana, 1990–2009

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k1990199920091990: 28.0k high estimate1991: 42.0k high estimate1992: 60.0k high estimate1993: 84.0k high estimate1994: 110.0k high estimate1995: 150.0k high estimate1996: 180.0k high estimate1997: 210.0k high estimate1998: 240.0k high estimate1999: 260.0k high estimate2000: 280.0k high estimate2001: 290.0k high estimate2002: 300.0k high estimate2003: 300.0k high estimate2004: 310.0k high estimate2005: 320.0k high estimate2006: 320.0k high estimate2007: 330.0k high estimate2008: 340.0k high estimate2009: 350.0k high estimate

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

Annual values for People living with HIV/AIDS, total (high estimate) in Botswana, 1990 to 2009.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 10 Cameroon 670,000 high estimate compare
  2. 11 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 560,000 high estimate compare
  3. 12 Côte d'Ivoire 510,000 high estimate compare
  4. 14 Sudan 330,000 high estimate compare
  5. 15 Lesotho 310,000 high estimate compare
  6. 16 Chad 300,000 high estimate compare
  7. 16 Ghana 300,000 high estimate compare

See the full ranking of 54 places →

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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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Indicator
People living with HIV/AIDS, total (high estimate)
Unit
high estimate
Source
UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
54 places, 1,080 data points, 1990–2009
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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.