People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa: People living with HIV/AIDS, total was 14.81 million low estimate in 2009. ▲ Rising
People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa, 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 South Africa is 14.81 million low estimate, measured in 2009. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people living with hiv/aids, total in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa peaked at 14.81 million low estimate in 2009 and was at its lowest, 3.23 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, year by year
| Year | low estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.23 million low estimate | — |
| 1991 | 4.37 million low estimate | +35.1% |
| 1992 | 5.51 million low estimate | +26.2% |
| 1993 | 6.95 million low estimate | +26.1% |
| 1994 | 8.09 million low estimate | +16.4% |
| 1995 | 9.38 million low estimate | +15.9% |
| 1996 | 10.25 million low estimate | +9.3% |
| 1997 | 11.20 million low estimate | +9.2% |
| 1998 | 11.80 million low estimate | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 12.34 million low estimate | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 12.82 million low estimate | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 13.27 million low estimate | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 13.39 million low estimate | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 13.57 million low estimate | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 13.79 million low estimate | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 14.05 million low estimate | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 14.18 million low estimate | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 14.31 million low estimate | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 14.52 million low estimate | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 14.81 million low estimate | +2.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa 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 | +35.1% | 3.23 million low estimate | 4.37 million low estimate |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.31 million low estimate | 3.23 million low estimate | 12.34 million low estimate | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.87 million low estimate | 12.82 million low estimate | 14.81 million low estimate | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
- 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 South Africa
- Population 0-24 63.3% (2011)
- Tuberculosis prevalence rate 268.81 per 1000,000 population, WHO (2011)
- Prevalence of undernourishment 232 population (2011)
- Reported clinical malaria cases 20.67 million total (2011)
- Private prepaid plans 4.4% (2011)
- Health expenditure, private 57.2% (2011)
- Health expenditure 49.07 billion current US$ (2011)
- People living with HIV/AIDS, total 18.56 million high estimate (2009)
- People living with HIV/AIDS, total 16.28 million (2009)
- Orphans 0-17 years currently living 9.64 million low estimate (2009)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people living with hiv/aids, total in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
- People living with hiv/aids, total in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa was 14.81 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?
- The highest recorded value was 14.81 million low estimate in 2009.
- What is the lowest people living with hiv/aids, total recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.23 million low estimate in 1990.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa rank for people living with hiv/aids, total?
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ranks 4th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa 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.