People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Africa
Africa: People living with HIV/AIDS, total was 20.27 million low estimate in 2009. ▲ Rising
People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Africa, 1990–2009
Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic. Measured in low estimate.
Analysis
In 2009, people living with hiv/aids, total in Africa stood at 20.27 million low estimate. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people living with hiv/aids, total in Africa peaked at 20.27 million low estimate in 2009 and was at its lowest, 3.36 million low estimate, in 1990.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Africa, year by year
| Year | low estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.36 million low estimate | — |
| 1991 | 4.58 million low estimate | +36.2% |
| 1992 | 5.86 million low estimate | +28.1% |
| 1993 | 7.52 million low estimate | +28.3% |
| 1994 | 8.98 million low estimate | +19.5% |
| 1995 | 10.69 million low estimate | +19.0% |
| 1996 | 12.17 million low estimate | +13.8% |
| 1997 | 13.72 million low estimate | +12.7% |
| 1998 | 14.92 million low estimate | +8.8% |
| 1999 | 15.96 million low estimate | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 16.94 million low estimate | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 17.80 million low estimate | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 18.12 million low estimate | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 18.50 million low estimate | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 18.93 million low estimate | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 19.29 million low estimate | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 19.42 million low estimate | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 19.66 million low estimate | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 19.87 million low estimate | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 20.27 million low estimate | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.77 million low estimate | 3.36 million low estimate | 15.96 million low estimate | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.88 million low estimate | 16.94 million low estimate | 20.27 million low estimate | 10 |
Countries ranked near Africa
More health data for Africa
- Deaths 10,119 (2024)
- Fraction 0.0479 (2024)
- Tuberculosis incidence 181 (2024)
- Total official development assistance to medical research and basic 5,948 (2024)
- Maternal mortality ratio 409.79 (2023)
- Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel 75.8% (2025)
- Malaria incidence per 1,000 population at risk 202.19 (2024)
- Total official development assistance to medical research and basic 5,713 (2024)
- Population 0-24 60.8% (2011)
- Tuberculosis prevalence rate 262.01 per 1000,000 population, WHO (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people living with hiv/aids, total in Africa?
- People living with hiv/aids, total in Africa was 20.27 million low 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 Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 20.27 million low estimate in 2009.
- What is the lowest people living with hiv/aids, total recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.36 million low estimate in 1990.
- How does Africa rank for people living with hiv/aids, total?
- Africa ranks 1st out of 6 groups with data for 2009.
- Is people living with hiv/aids, total rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa 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 (low 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.