People living with HIV/AIDS, total (low estimate) in Botswana
Botswana: People living with HIV/AIDS, total (low estimate) was 300,000 low estimate in 2009. ▲ Rising
People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Botswana, 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 Botswana stood at 300,000 low estimate. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people living with hiv/aids, total in Botswana peaked at 300,000 low estimate in 2009 and was at its lowest, 19,000 low estimate, in 1990.
That places Botswana 13th 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 (low estimate) in Botswana, year by year
| Year | low estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 19,000 low estimate | — |
| 1991 | 30,000 low estimate | +57.9% |
| 1992 | 47,000 low estimate | +56.7% |
| 1993 | 69,000 low estimate | +46.8% |
| 1994 | 96,000 low estimate | +39.1% |
| 1995 | 130,000 low estimate | +35.4% |
| 1996 | 160,000 low estimate | +23.1% |
| 1997 | 180,000 low estimate | +12.5% |
| 1998 | 210,000 low estimate | +16.7% |
| 1999 | 230,000 low estimate | +9.5% |
| 2000 | 240,000 low estimate | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 250,000 low estimate | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 260,000 low estimate | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 260,000 low estimate | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 270,000 low estimate | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 270,000 low estimate | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 280,000 low estimate | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 280,000 low estimate | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 290,000 low estimate | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 300,000 low estimate | +3.4% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 300,000 low estimate is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25,500 low estimate, 11.8× the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 300,000 low estimate is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 140,000 low estimate, 2.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People living with HIV/AIDS, total (low estimate) in Botswana 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 | +57.9% | 19,000 low estimate | 30,000 low estimate |
| 1992 | +56.7% | 30,000 low estimate | 47,000 low estimate |
| 1993 | +46.8% | 47,000 low estimate | 69,000 low estimate |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 117,100 low estimate | 19,000 low estimate | 230,000 low estimate | 10 |
| 2000s | 270,000 low estimate | 240,000 low estimate | 300,000 low estimate | 10 |
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people living with hiv/aids, total in Botswana?
- People living with hiv/aids, total in Botswana was 300,000 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 Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 300,000 low estimate in 2009.
- What is the lowest people living with hiv/aids, total recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,000 low estimate in 1990.
- How does Botswana rank for people living with hiv/aids, total?
- Botswana ranks 13th out of 48 countries with data for 2009.
- Is people living with hiv/aids, total rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana 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.