People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Eritrea

Eritrea: People living with HIV/AIDS, total was 18,000 low estimate in 2009. ▲ Rising

Latest (2009)
18,000 low estimate
Change on year
down 5.3%
World rank
38th
of 48 countries
All-time high
21,000 low estimate
in 2003
All-time low
1,200 low estimate
in 1990
Years of data
20
1990–2009

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

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1990199920091990: 1.2k low estimate1991: 2.0k low estimate1992: 3.3k low estimate1993: 5.2k low estimate1994: 7.4k low estimate1995: 9.7k low estimate1996: 12.0k low estimate1997: 13.0k low estimate1998: 15.0k low estimate1999: 17.0k low estimate2000: 18.0k low estimate2001: 19.0k low estimate2002: 20.0k low estimate2003: 21.0k low estimate2004: 21.0k low estimate2005: 21.0k low estimate2006: 20.0k low estimate2007: 20.0k low estimate2008: 19.0k low estimate2009: 18.0k low estimate

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

Analysis

Eritrea recorded 18,000 low estimate for people living with hiv/aids, total in 2009.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people living with hiv/aids, total in Eritrea peaked at 21,000 low estimate in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1,200 low estimate, in 1990.

Eritrea ranks 38th of 48 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Eritrea, year by year

Annual values for People living with HIV/AIDS, total (low estimate) in Eritrea, 1990 to 2009.
Year low estimate Change
1990 1,200 low estimate
1991 2,000 low estimate +66.7%
1992 3,300 low estimate +65.0%
1993 5,200 low estimate +57.6%
1994 7,400 low estimate +42.3%
1995 9,700 low estimate +31.1%
1996 12,000 low estimate +23.7%
1997 13,000 low estimate +8.3%
1998 15,000 low estimate +15.4%
1999 17,000 low estimate +13.3%
2000 18,000 low estimate +5.9%
2001 19,000 low estimate +5.6%
2002 20,000 low estimate +5.3%
2003 21,000 low estimate +5.0%
2004 21,000 low estimate +0.0%
2005 21,000 low estimate +0.0%
2006 20,000 low estimate -4.8%
2007 20,000 low estimate +0.0%
2008 19,000 low estimate -5.0%
2009 18,000 low estimate -5.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8,580 low estimate 1,200 low estimate 17,000 low estimate 10
2000s 19,700 low estimate 18,000 low estimate 21,000 low estimate 10

Countries ranked near Eritrea

  1. 35 Somalia 25,000 low estimate compare
  2. 36 Madagascar 19,000 low estimate compare
  3. 36 Morocco 19,000 low estimate compare
  4. 38 Guinea-Bissau 18,000 low estimate compare
  5. 40 Equatorial Guinea 14,000 low estimate compare
  6. 41 Algeria 13,000 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 Eritrea?
People living with hiv/aids, total in Eritrea was 18,000 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 Eritrea?
The highest recorded value was 21,000 low estimate in 2003.
What is the lowest people living with hiv/aids, total recorded in Eritrea?
The lowest recorded value was 1,200 low estimate in 1990.
How does Eritrea rank for people living with hiv/aids, total?
Eritrea ranks 38th out of 48 countries with data for 2009.
Is people living with hiv/aids, total rising or falling in Eritrea?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eritrea 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.