People living with HIV/AIDS, total (high estimate) in Liberia
Liberia: People living with HIV/AIDS, total (high estimate) was 43,000 high estimate in 2009. ▲ Rising
People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Liberia, 1990–2009
Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic. Measured in high estimate.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 43,000 high estimate for people living with hiv/aids, total in 2009.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 41.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people living with hiv/aids, total in Liberia peaked at 74,000 high estimate in 1999 and was at its lowest, 6,300 high estimate, in 1990.
That places Liberia 35th 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 (high estimate) in Liberia, year by year
| Year | high estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6,300 high estimate | — |
| 1991 | 12,000 high estimate | +90.5% |
| 1992 | 19,000 high estimate | +58.3% |
| 1993 | 32,000 high estimate | +68.4% |
| 1994 | 50,000 high estimate | +56.2% |
| 1995 | 60,000 high estimate | +20.0% |
| 1996 | 66,000 high estimate | +10.0% |
| 1997 | 71,000 high estimate | +7.6% |
| 1998 | 73,000 high estimate | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 74,000 high estimate | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 73,000 high estimate | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 70,000 high estimate | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 66,000 high estimate | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 62,000 high estimate | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 58,000 high estimate | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 54,000 high estimate | -6.9% |
| 2006 | 50,000 high estimate | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 47,000 high estimate | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 44,000 high estimate | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 43,000 high estimate | -2.3% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 43,000 high estimate is below the median for low income countries, which is 140,000 high estimate, 31% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 43,000 high estimate is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 190,000 high estimate, 23% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People living with HIV/AIDS, total (high estimate) in Liberia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +90.5% | 6,300 high estimate | 12,000 high estimate |
| 1993 | +68.4% | 19,000 high estimate | 32,000 high estimate |
| 1992 | +58.3% | 12,000 high estimate | 19,000 high estimate |
| 1994 | +56.2% | 32,000 high estimate | 50,000 high estimate |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46,330 high estimate | 6,300 high estimate | 74,000 high estimate | 10 |
| 2000s | 56,700 high estimate | 43,000 high estimate | 73,000 high estimate | 10 |
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More health data for Liberia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.57 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7528 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3,457 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.068 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0699 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people living with hiv/aids, total in Liberia?
- People living with hiv/aids, total in Liberia was 43,000 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 74,000 high estimate in 1999.
- What is the lowest people living with hiv/aids, total recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,300 high estimate in 1990.
- How does Liberia rank for people living with hiv/aids, total?
- Liberia ranks 35th out of 48 countries with data for 2009.
- Is people living with hiv/aids, total rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia 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.