People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Zambia
Zambia: People living with HIV/AIDS, total was 890,000 low estimate in 2009. ▲ Rising
People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Zambia, 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 Zambia stood at 890,000 low estimate. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people living with hiv/aids, total in Zambia peaked at 890,000 low estimate in 2009 and was at its lowest, 120,000 low estimate, in 1990.
That places Zambia 8th out of 48 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Zambia, year by year
| Year | low estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 120,000 low estimate | — |
| 1991 | 300,000 low estimate | +150.0% |
| 1992 | 350,000 low estimate | +16.7% |
| 1993 | 570,000 low estimate | +62.9% |
| 1994 | 620,000 low estimate | +8.8% |
| 1995 | 650,000 low estimate | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 670,000 low estimate | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 690,000 low estimate | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 710,000 low estimate | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 730,000 low estimate | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 740,000 low estimate | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 750,000 low estimate | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 770,000 low estimate | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 780,000 low estimate | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 800,000 low estimate | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 810,000 low estimate | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 830,000 low estimate | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 850,000 low estimate | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 870,000 low estimate | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 890,000 low estimate | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 541,000 low estimate | 120,000 low estimate | 730,000 low estimate | 10 |
| 2000s | 809,000 low estimate | 740,000 low estimate | 890,000 low estimate | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people living with hiv/aids, total in Zambia?
- People living with hiv/aids, total in Zambia was 890,000 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 890,000 low estimate in 2009.
- What is the lowest people living with hiv/aids, total recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 120,000 low estimate in 1990.
- How does Zambia rank for people living with hiv/aids, total?
- Zambia ranks 8th out of 48 countries with data for 2009.
- Is people living with hiv/aids, total rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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.