People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria: People living with HIV/AIDS, total was 11.91 million low estimate in 2009. ▲ Rising

Latest (2009)
11.91 million low estimate
Change on year
up 1.7%
Rank
5th
of 6 groups
All-time high
11.91 million low estimate
in 2009
All-time low
3.17 million low estimate
in 1990
Years of data
20
1990–2009

People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria, 1990–2009

4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M12.0M1990199920091990: 3.2M low estimate1991: 4.2M low estimate1992: 5.2M low estimate1993: 6.4M low estimate1994: 7.3M low estimate1995: 8.3M low estimate1996: 9.0M low estimate1997: 9.7M low estimate1998: 10.1M low estimate1999: 10.4M low estimate2000: 10.7M low estimate2001: 11.0M low estimate2002: 11.0M low estimate2003: 11.1M low estimate2004: 11.3M low estimate2005: 11.4M low estimate2006: 11.5M low estimate2007: 11.6M low estimate2008: 11.7M low estimate2009: 11.9M low estimate

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 Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria stood at 11.91 million low estimate. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people living with hiv/aids, total in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria peaked at 11.91 million low estimate in 2009 and was at its lowest, 3.17 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 South Africa and Nigeria, year by year

Annual values for People living with HIV/AIDS, total (low estimate) in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria, 1990 to 2009.
Year low estimate Change
1990 3.17 million low estimate
1991 4.19 million low estimate +32.4%
1992 5.15 million low estimate +23.0%
1993 6.38 million low estimate +23.8%
1994 7.26 million low estimate +13.8%
1995 8.28 million low estimate +14.0%
1996 8.95 million low estimate +8.1%
1997 9.70 million low estimate +8.3%
1998 10.10 million low estimate +4.1%
1999 10.44 million low estimate +3.3%
2000 10.72 million low estimate +2.7%
2001 10.97 million low estimate +2.3%
2002 10.99 million low estimate +0.2%
2003 11.07 million low estimate +0.7%
2004 11.29 million low estimate +2.0%
2005 11.45 million low estimate +1.4%
2006 11.48 million low estimate +0.2%
2007 11.61 million low estimate +1.2%
2008 11.72 million low estimate +0.9%
2009 11.91 million low estimate +1.7%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria 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.

YearChange FromTo
1991 +32.4% 3.17 million low estimate 4.19 million low estimate

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7.36 million low estimate 3.17 million low estimate 10.44 million low estimate 10
2000s 11.32 million low estimate 10.72 million low estimate 11.91 million low estimate 10

Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria

  1. 2 Nigeria 2.90 million low estimate compare
  2. 3 Kenya 1.30 million low estimate compare
  3. 3 Tanzania 1.30 million low estimate compare
  4. 5 Mozambique 1.20 million low estimate compare
  5. 6 Uganda 1.10 million low estimate compare
  6. 6 Zimbabwe 1.10 million low estimate compare
  7. 8 Zambia 890,000 low estimate compare

See the full ranking of 54 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is people living with hiv/aids, total in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
People living with hiv/aids, total in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria was 11.91 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 South Africa and Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 11.91 million low estimate in 2009.
What is the lowest people living with hiv/aids, total recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 3.17 million low estimate in 1990.
How does Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria rank for people living with hiv/aids, total?
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ranks 5th out of 6 groups with data for 2009.
Is people living with hiv/aids, total rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria 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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Indicator
People living with HIV/AIDS, total (low estimate)
Unit
low estimate
Source
UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
54 places, 1,080 data points, 1990–2009
Last refreshed

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.