People living with HIV/AIDS, total (low estimate) in Rwanda
Rwanda: People living with HIV/AIDS, total (low estimate) was 140,000 low estimate in 2009. ▲ Rising
People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Rwanda, 1990–2009
Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic. Measured in low estimate.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 140,000 low estimate for people living with hiv/aids, total in 2009.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, people living with hiv/aids, total in Rwanda peaked at 150,000 low estimate in 2000 and was at its lowest, 110,000 low estimate, in 1994.
That places Rwanda 22nd 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 (low estimate) in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | low estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 140,000 low estimate | — |
| 1991 | 130,000 low estimate | -7.1% |
| 1992 | 130,000 low estimate | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 120,000 low estimate | -7.7% |
| 1994 | 110,000 low estimate | -8.3% |
| 1995 | 120,000 low estimate | +9.1% |
| 1996 | 120,000 low estimate | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 130,000 low estimate | +8.3% |
| 1998 | 140,000 low estimate | +7.7% |
| 1999 | 140,000 low estimate | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 150,000 low estimate | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 150,000 low estimate | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 150,000 low estimate | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 150,000 low estimate | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 150,000 low estimate | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 140,000 low estimate | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 140,000 low estimate | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 140,000 low estimate | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 140,000 low estimate | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 140,000 low estimate | +0.0% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 140,000 low estimate is above the median for low income countries, which is 91,000 low estimate, 1.5× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 140,000 low estimate is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 140,000 low estimate, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 128,000 low estimate | 110,000 low estimate | 140,000 low estimate | 10 |
| 2000s | 145,000 low estimate | 140,000 low estimate | 150,000 low estimate | 10 |
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More health data for Rwanda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.891 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,738 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9441 % 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 0.065 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9697 % 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 0.0663 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people living with hiv/aids, total in Rwanda?
- People living with hiv/aids, total in Rwanda was 140,000 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 Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 150,000 low estimate in 2000.
- What is the lowest people living with hiv/aids, total recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 110,000 low estimate in 1994.
- How does Rwanda rank for people living with hiv/aids, total?
- Rwanda ranks 22nd out of 48 countries with data for 2009.
- Is people living with hiv/aids, total rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.