People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Botswana

Botswana: People living with HIV/AIDS, total was 300,000 low estimate in 2009. ▲ Rising

Latest (2009)
300,000 low estimate
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
13th
of 48 countries
All-time high
300,000 low estimate
in 2009
All-time low
19,000 low estimate
in 1990
Years of data
20
1990–2009

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

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1990199920091990: 19.0k low estimate1991: 30.0k low estimate1992: 47.0k low estimate1993: 69.0k low estimate1994: 96.0k low estimate1995: 130.0k low estimate1996: 160.0k low estimate1997: 180.0k low estimate1998: 210.0k low estimate1999: 230.0k low estimate2000: 240.0k low estimate2001: 250.0k low estimate2002: 260.0k low estimate2003: 260.0k low estimate2004: 270.0k low estimate2005: 270.0k low estimate2006: 280.0k low estimate2007: 280.0k low estimate2008: 290.0k low estimate2009: 300.0k low estimate

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 in Botswana, year by year

Annual values for People living with HIV/AIDS, total (low estimate) in Botswana, 1990 to 2009.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Botswana

  1. 10 Cameroon 540,000 low estimate compare
  2. 11 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 430,000 low estimate compare
  3. 12 Côte d'Ivoire 390,000 low estimate compare
  4. 14 Lesotho 260,000 low estimate compare
  5. 15 Ghana 230,000 low estimate compare
  6. 16 Sudan 210,000 low 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 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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Indicator
People living with HIV/AIDS, total (low estimate)
Unit
low 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
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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.