People living with HIV/AIDS, total (low estimate) in Malawi
Malawi: People living with HIV/AIDS, total (low estimate) was 830,000 low estimate in 2009. ▲ Rising
People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Malawi, 1990–2009
Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic. Measured in low estimate.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 830,000 low estimate for people living with hiv/aids, total in 2009. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people living with hiv/aids, total in Malawi peaked at 830,000 low estimate in 2009 and was at its lowest, 150,000 low estimate, in 1990.
That places Malawi 9th out of 48 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
People living with HIV/AIDS, total (low estimate) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | low estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 150,000 low estimate | — |
| 1991 | 230,000 low estimate | +53.3% |
| 1992 | 340,000 low estimate | +47.8% |
| 1993 | 460,000 low estimate | +35.3% |
| 1994 | 560,000 low estimate | +21.7% |
| 1995 | 620,000 low estimate | +10.7% |
| 1996 | 660,000 low estimate | +6.5% |
| 1997 | 700,000 low estimate | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 730,000 low estimate | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 750,000 low estimate | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 760,000 low estimate | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 770,000 low estimate | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 780,000 low estimate | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 780,000 low estimate | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 790,000 low estimate | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 790,000 low estimate | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 800,000 low estimate | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 800,000 low estimate | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 810,000 low estimate | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 830,000 low estimate | +2.5% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 830,000 low estimate is above the median for low income countries, which is 91,000 low estimate, 9.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 830,000 low estimate is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 140,000 low estimate, 5.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People living with HIV/AIDS, total (low estimate) in Malawi 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 | +53.3% | 150,000 low estimate | 230,000 low estimate |
| 1992 | +47.8% | 230,000 low estimate | 340,000 low estimate |
| 1993 | +35.3% | 340,000 low estimate | 460,000 low estimate |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 520,000 low estimate | 150,000 low estimate | 750,000 low estimate | 10 |
| 2000s | 791,000 low estimate | 760,000 low estimate | 830,000 low estimate | 10 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8368 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9312 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6,399 (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0714 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0718 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people living with hiv/aids, total in Malawi?
- People living with hiv/aids, total in Malawi was 830,000 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 Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 830,000 low estimate in 2009.
- What is the lowest people living with hiv/aids, total recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 150,000 low estimate in 1990.
- How does Malawi rank for people living with hiv/aids, total?
- Malawi ranks 9th out of 48 countries with data for 2009.
- Is people living with hiv/aids, total rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi 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.