People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Congo

Congo: People living with HIV/AIDS, total was 68,000 low estimate in 2009. ▲ Rising

Latest (2009)
68,000 low estimate
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
26th
of 48 countries
All-time high
68,000 low estimate
in 2009
All-time low
42,000 low estimate
in 1990
Years of data
20
1990–2009

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

020.0k40.0k60.0k1990199920091990: 42.0k low estimate1991: 55.0k low estimate1992: 57.0k low estimate1993: 58.0k low estimate1994: 58.0k low estimate1995: 58.0k low estimate1996: 58.0k low estimate1997: 58.0k low estimate1998: 58.0k low estimate1999: 59.0k low estimate2000: 60.0k low estimate2001: 61.0k low estimate2002: 62.0k low estimate2003: 63.0k low estimate2004: 64.0k low estimate2005: 64.0k low estimate2006: 65.0k low estimate2007: 66.0k low estimate2008: 67.0k low estimate2009: 68.0k 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 Congo stood at 68,000 low estimate. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people living with hiv/aids, total in Congo peaked at 68,000 low estimate in 2009 and was at its lowest, 42,000 low estimate, in 1990.

Congo ranks 26th of 48 countries on this measure, 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 Congo, year by year

Annual values for People living with HIV/AIDS, total (low estimate) in Congo, 1990 to 2009.
Year low estimate Change
1990 42,000 low estimate
1991 55,000 low estimate +31.0%
1992 57,000 low estimate +3.6%
1993 58,000 low estimate +1.8%
1994 58,000 low estimate +0.0%
1995 58,000 low estimate +0.0%
1996 58,000 low estimate +0.0%
1997 58,000 low estimate +0.0%
1998 58,000 low estimate +0.0%
1999 59,000 low estimate +1.7%
2000 60,000 low estimate +1.7%
2001 61,000 low estimate +1.7%
2002 62,000 low estimate +1.6%
2003 63,000 low estimate +1.6%
2004 64,000 low estimate +1.6%
2005 64,000 low estimate +0.0%
2006 65,000 low estimate +1.6%
2007 66,000 low estimate +1.5%
2008 67,000 low estimate +1.5%
2009 68,000 low estimate +1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 56,100 low estimate 42,000 low estimate 59,000 low estimate 10
2000s 64,000 low estimate 60,000 low estimate 68,000 low estimate 10

Countries ranked near Congo

  1. 23 Central African Republic 110,000 low estimate compare
  2. 24 Togo 99,000 low estimate compare
  3. 25 Burkina Faso 91,000 low estimate compare
  4. 27 Guinea 65,000 low estimate compare
  5. 28 Mali 61,000 low estimate compare
  6. 29 Niger 56,000 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 Congo?
People living with hiv/aids, total in Congo was 68,000 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 Congo?
The highest recorded value was 68,000 low estimate in 2009.
What is the lowest people living with hiv/aids, total recorded in Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 42,000 low estimate in 1990.
How does Congo rank for people living with hiv/aids, total?
Congo ranks 26th out of 48 countries with data for 2009.
Is people living with hiv/aids, total rising or falling in Congo?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Congo 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
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.