People living with HIV/AIDS, total (low estimate) in Senegal
Senegal: People living with HIV/AIDS, total (low estimate) was 50,000 low estimate in 2009. ◆ Volatile
People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Senegal, 1990–2009
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 Senegal stood at 50,000 low estimate. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and up 117.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people living with hiv/aids, total in Senegal peaked at 50,000 low estimate in 2009 and was at its lowest, 4,000 low estimate, in 1990.
That places Senegal 31st out of 48 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People living with HIV/AIDS, total (low estimate) in Senegal, year by year
| Year | low estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4,000 low estimate | — |
| 1991 | 5,200 low estimate | +30.0% |
| 1992 | 6,600 low estimate | +26.9% |
| 1993 | 8,400 low estimate | +27.3% |
| 1994 | 10,000 low estimate | +19.0% |
| 1995 | 13,000 low estimate | +30.0% |
| 1996 | 15,000 low estimate | +15.4% |
| 1997 | 17,000 low estimate | +13.3% |
| 1998 | 20,000 low estimate | +17.6% |
| 1999 | 23,000 low estimate | +15.0% |
| 2000 | 26,000 low estimate | +13.0% |
| 2001 | 29,000 low estimate | +11.5% |
| 2002 | 32,000 low estimate | +10.3% |
| 2003 | 35,000 low estimate | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 38,000 low estimate | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 41,000 low estimate | +7.9% |
| 2006 | 44,000 low estimate | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 46,000 low estimate | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 48,000 low estimate | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 50,000 low estimate | +4.2% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 50,000 low estimate is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 150,000 low estimate, 33% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 50,000 low estimate is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 140,000 low estimate, 36% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12,220 low estimate | 4,000 low estimate | 23,000 low estimate | 10 |
| 2000s | 38,900 low estimate | 26,000 low estimate | 50,000 low estimate | 10 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More health data for Senegal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7598 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,496 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0658 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0684 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people living with hiv/aids, total in Senegal?
- People living with hiv/aids, total in Senegal was 50,000 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 50,000 low estimate in 2009.
- What is the lowest people living with hiv/aids, total recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,000 low estimate in 1990.
- How does Senegal rank for people living with hiv/aids, total?
- Senegal ranks 31st out of 48 countries with data for 2009.
- Is people living with hiv/aids, total rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 117.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal 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.