People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: People living with HIV/AIDS, total was 560,000 high estimate in 2009. ▲ Rising
People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Democratic Republic of Congo, 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 Democratic Republic of Congo stood at 560,000 high estimate. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 43.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people living with hiv/aids, total in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 560,000 high estimate in 2009 and was at its lowest, 310,000 high estimate, in 1990.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 11th 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.
People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | high estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 310,000 high estimate | — |
| 1991 | 320,000 high estimate | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 330,000 high estimate | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 340,000 high estimate | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 350,000 high estimate | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 360,000 high estimate | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 360,000 high estimate | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 370,000 high estimate | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 380,000 high estimate | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 390,000 high estimate | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 400,000 high estimate | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 420,000 high estimate | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 430,000 high estimate | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 450,000 high estimate | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 460,000 high estimate | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 480,000 high estimate | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 500,000 high estimate | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 520,000 high estimate | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 540,000 high estimate | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 560,000 high estimate | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 351,000 high estimate | 310,000 high estimate | 390,000 high estimate | 10 |
| 2000s | 476,000 high estimate | 400,000 high estimate | 560,000 high estimate | 10 |
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More health data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 821.4 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 133,650 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 3.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2292 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 3.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2303 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people living with hiv/aids, total in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- People living with hiv/aids, total in Democratic Republic of Congo was 560,000 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 Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 560,000 high estimate in 2009.
- What is the lowest people living with hiv/aids, total recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 310,000 high estimate in 1990.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for people living with hiv/aids, total?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 11th out of 48 countries with data for 2009.
- Is people living with hiv/aids, total rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo 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.