People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Zambia

Zambia: People living with HIV/AIDS, total was 1.10 million high estimate in 2009. ▲ Rising

Latest (2009)
1.10 million high estimate
Change on year
up 10.0%
World rank
8th
of 48 countries
All-time high
1.10 million high estimate
in 2009
All-time low
720,000 high estimate
in 1993
Years of data
20
1990–2009

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

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1990199920091990: 1.0M high estimate1991: 890.0k high estimate1992: 750.0k high estimate1993: 720.0k high estimate1994: 740.0k high estimate1995: 770.0k high estimate1996: 800.0k high estimate1997: 830.0k high estimate1998: 850.0k high estimate1999: 870.0k high estimate2000: 880.0k high estimate2001: 900.0k high estimate2002: 920.0k high estimate2003: 930.0k high estimate2004: 950.0k high estimate2005: 970.0k high estimate2006: 990.0k high estimate2007: 1.0M high estimate2008: 1.0M high estimate2009: 1.1M high estimate

Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic. Measured in high estimate.

Analysis

The most recent figure for people living with hiv/aids, total in Zambia is 1.10 million high estimate, measured in 2009. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

The figure is up 10.0% on the previous year and up 26.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people living with hiv/aids, total in Zambia peaked at 1.10 million high estimate in 2009 and was at its lowest, 720,000 high estimate, in 1993.

Zambia ranks 8th of 48 countries on this measure, 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 Zambia, year by year

Annual values for People living with HIV/AIDS, total (high estimate) in Zambia, 1990 to 2009.
Year high estimate Change
1990 1.00 million high estimate
1991 890,000 high estimate -11.0%
1992 750,000 high estimate -15.7%
1993 720,000 high estimate -4.0%
1994 740,000 high estimate +2.8%
1995 770,000 high estimate +4.1%
1996 800,000 high estimate +3.9%
1997 830,000 high estimate +3.8%
1998 850,000 high estimate +2.4%
1999 870,000 high estimate +2.4%
2000 880,000 high estimate +1.1%
2001 900,000 high estimate +2.3%
2002 920,000 high estimate +2.2%
2003 930,000 high estimate +1.1%
2004 950,000 high estimate +2.2%
2005 970,000 high estimate +2.1%
2006 990,000 high estimate +2.1%
2007 1.00 million high estimate +1.0%
2008 1.00 million high estimate +0.0%
2009 1.10 million high estimate +10.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 822,000 high estimate 720,000 high estimate 1.00 million high estimate 10
2000s 964,000 high estimate 880,000 high estimate 1.10 million high estimate 10

Countries ranked near Zambia

  1. 6 Uganda 1.30 million high estimate compare
  2. 6 Zimbabwe 1.30 million high estimate compare
  3. 9 Malawi 1.00 million high estimate compare
  4. 10 Cameroon 670,000 high estimate compare
  5. 11 Democratic Republic of Congo 560,000 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 Zambia?
People living with hiv/aids, total in Zambia was 1.10 million 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 Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 1.10 million high estimate in 2009.
What is the lowest people living with hiv/aids, total recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 720,000 high estimate in 1993.
How does Zambia rank for people living with hiv/aids, total?
Zambia ranks 8th out of 48 countries with data for 2009.
Is people living with hiv/aids, total rising or falling in Zambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Zambia 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.