People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Eritrea

Eritrea: People living with HIV/AIDS, total was 33,000 high estimate in 2009. ▲ Rising

Latest (2009)
33,000 high estimate
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
37th
of 48 countries
All-time high
35,000 high estimate
in 2002
All-time low
15,000 high estimate
in 1990
Years of data
20
1990–2009

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

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1990199920091990: 15.0k high estimate1991: 17.0k high estimate1992: 20.0k high estimate1993: 22.0k high estimate1994: 24.0k high estimate1995: 26.0k high estimate1996: 28.0k high estimate1997: 29.0k high estimate1998: 31.0k high estimate1999: 32.0k high estimate2000: 33.0k high estimate2001: 34.0k high estimate2002: 35.0k high estimate2003: 35.0k high estimate2004: 35.0k high estimate2005: 35.0k high estimate2006: 34.0k high estimate2007: 34.0k high estimate2008: 34.0k high estimate2009: 33.0k 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 Eritrea stood at 33,000 high estimate.

The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people living with hiv/aids, total in Eritrea peaked at 35,000 high estimate in 2002 and was at its lowest, 15,000 high estimate, in 1990.

That places Eritrea 37th out of 48 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Eritrea, year by year

Annual values for People living with HIV/AIDS, total (high estimate) in Eritrea, 1990 to 2009.
Year high estimate Change
1990 15,000 high estimate
1991 17,000 high estimate +13.3%
1992 20,000 high estimate +17.6%
1993 22,000 high estimate +10.0%
1994 24,000 high estimate +9.1%
1995 26,000 high estimate +8.3%
1996 28,000 high estimate +7.7%
1997 29,000 high estimate +3.6%
1998 31,000 high estimate +6.9%
1999 32,000 high estimate +3.2%
2000 33,000 high estimate +3.1%
2001 34,000 high estimate +3.0%
2002 35,000 high estimate +2.9%
2003 35,000 high estimate +0.0%
2004 35,000 high estimate +0.0%
2005 35,000 high estimate +0.0%
2006 34,000 high estimate -2.9%
2007 34,000 high estimate +0.0%
2008 34,000 high estimate +0.0%
2009 33,000 high estimate -2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 24,400 high estimate 15,000 high estimate 32,000 high estimate 10
2000s 34,200 high estimate 33,000 high estimate 35,000 high estimate 10

Countries ranked near Eritrea

  1. 34 Somalia 48,000 high estimate compare
  2. 35 Liberia 43,000 high estimate compare
  3. 36 Morocco 34,000 high estimate compare
  4. 38 Madagascar 30,000 high estimate compare
  5. 39 Equatorial Guinea 26,000 high estimate compare
  6. 39 Gambia 26,000 high estimate compare
  7. 39 Guinea-Bissau 26,000 high estimate compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people living with hiv/aids, total in Eritrea?
People living with hiv/aids, total in Eritrea was 33,000 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 Eritrea?
The highest recorded value was 35,000 high estimate in 2002.
What is the lowest people living with hiv/aids, total recorded in Eritrea?
The lowest recorded value was 15,000 high estimate in 1990.
How does Eritrea rank for people living with hiv/aids, total?
Eritrea ranks 37th out of 48 countries with data for 2009.
Is people living with hiv/aids, total rising or falling in Eritrea?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eritrea 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
Last refreshed

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.