People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Gambia
Gambia: People living with HIV/AIDS, total was 12,000 low estimate in 2009. ◆ Volatile
People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Gambia, 1990–2009
Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic. Measured in low estimate.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people living with hiv/aids, total in Gambia is 12,000 low estimate, measured in 2009. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 20.0% on the previous year and up 650.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people living with hiv/aids, total in Gambia peaked at 12,000 low estimate in 2009 and was at its lowest, 500 low estimate, in 1990.
That places Gambia 42nd out of 48 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Gambia, year by year
| Year | low estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 500 low estimate | — |
| 1991 | 500 low estimate | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 500 low estimate | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 500 low estimate | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1,000 low estimate | +100.0% |
| 1995 | 1,000 low estimate | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1,000 low estimate | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1,000 low estimate | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1,300 low estimate | +30.0% |
| 1999 | 1,600 low estimate | +23.1% |
| 2000 | 1,900 low estimate | +18.8% |
| 2001 | 2,400 low estimate | +26.3% |
| 2002 | 3,000 low estimate | +25.0% |
| 2003 | 3,700 low estimate | +23.3% |
| 2004 | 4,600 low estimate | +24.3% |
| 2005 | 5,700 low estimate | +23.9% |
| 2006 | 6,700 low estimate | +17.5% |
| 2007 | 8,200 low estimate | +22.4% |
| 2008 | 10,000 low estimate | +22.0% |
| 2009 | 12,000 low estimate | +20.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 890 low estimate | 500 low estimate | 1,600 low estimate | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,820 low estimate | 1,900 low estimate | 12,000 low estimate | 10 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 40 Equatorial Guinea 14,000 low estimate compare
- 41 Algeria 13,000 low estimate compare
- 43 Mauritania 11,000 low estimate compare
- 44 Djibouti 10,000 low estimate compare
- 45 Egypt 8,400 low estimate compare
More health data for Gambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,044 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 700 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 6.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0065 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 8.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0048 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people living with hiv/aids, total in Gambia?
- People living with hiv/aids, total in Gambia was 12,000 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 Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 12,000 low estimate in 2009.
- What is the lowest people living with hiv/aids, total recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 500 low estimate in 1990.
- How does Gambia rank for people living with hiv/aids, total?
- Gambia ranks 42nd out of 48 countries with data for 2009.
- Is people living with hiv/aids, total rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 650.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gambia 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.