People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: People living with HIV/AIDS, total was 20.21 million low estimate in 2009. ▲ Rising
People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1990–2009
Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic. Measured in low estimate.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 20.21 million low estimate for people living with hiv/aids, total 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 peaked at 20.21 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, 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 | 15.94 million low estimate | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 16.92 million low estimate | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 17.77 million low estimate | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 18.09 million low estimate | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 18.47 million low estimate | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 18.89 million low estimate | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 19.25 million low estimate | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 19.38 million low estimate | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 19.61 million low estimate | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 19.82 million low estimate | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 20.21 million low estimate | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.76 million low estimate | 3.35 million low estimate | 15.94 million low estimate | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.84 million low estimate | 16.92 million low estimate | 20.21 million low estimate | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan 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
More health data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.2837 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 2.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.4038 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2041 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0026 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people living with hiv/aids, total in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- People living with hiv/aids, total in Sub-Saharan Africa was 20.21 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?
- The highest recorded value was 20.21 million low estimate in 2009.
- What is the lowest people living with hiv/aids, total recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.35 million low estimate in 1990.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for people living with hiv/aids, total?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd out of 6 groups with data for 2009.
- Is people living with hiv/aids, total rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 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 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.