People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): People living with HIV/AIDS, total was 20.20 million low estimate in 2009. ▲ Rising
People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is 20.20 million low estimate, measured in 2009. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people living with hiv/aids, total in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 20.20 million low estimate in 2009 and was at its lowest, 3.35 million low estimate, in 1990.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | low estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.35 million low estimate | — |
| 1991 | 4.57 million low estimate | +36.2% |
| 1992 | 5.85 million low estimate | +28.1% |
| 1993 | 7.51 million low estimate | +28.3% |
| 1994 | 8.97 million low estimate | +19.5% |
| 1995 | 10.68 million low estimate | +19.0% |
| 1996 | 12.15 million low estimate | +13.8% |
| 1997 | 13.70 million low estimate | +12.7% |
| 1998 | 14.90 million low estimate | +8.8% |
| 1999 | 15.93 million low estimate | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 16.92 million low estimate | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 17.76 million low estimate | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 18.09 million low estimate | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 18.46 million low estimate | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 18.88 million low estimate | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 19.24 million low estimate | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 19.37 million low estimate | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 19.60 million low estimate | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 19.80 million low estimate | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 20.20 million low estimate | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.76 million low estimate | 3.35 million low estimate | 15.93 million low estimate | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.83 million low estimate | 16.92 million low estimate | 20.20 million low estimate | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 1 South Africa 5.40 million low estimate compare
- 2 Nigeria 2.90 million low estimate compare
- 3 Kenya 1.30 million low estimate compare
- 3 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.30 million low estimate compare
- 5 Mozambique 1.20 million low estimate compare
- 6 Uganda 1.10 million low estimate compare
- 6 Zimbabwe 1.10 million low estimate compare
More health data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0235 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.024 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate 3.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0195 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 3.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 3.83 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people living with hiv/aids, total in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- People living with hiv/aids, total in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 20.20 million 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 20.20 million low estimate in 2009.
- What is the lowest people living with hiv/aids, total recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.35 million low estimate in 1990.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for people living with hiv/aids, total?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd out of 6 groups with data for 2009.
- Is people living with hiv/aids, total rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 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.