People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Benin

Benin: People living with HIV/AIDS, total was 60,000 in 2009. ▲ Rising

Latest (2009)
60,000
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
29th
of 47 countries
All-time high
60,000
in 2009
All-time low
5,500
in 1990
Years of data
20
1990–2009

People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Benin, 1990–2009

020.0k40.0k60.0k1990199920091990: 5.5k1991: 8.3k1992: 12.0k1993: 17.0k1994: 23.0k1995: 30.0k1996: 36.0k1997: 41.0k1998: 45.0k1999: 47.0k2000: 49.0k2001: 50.0k2002: 51.0k2003: 52.0k2004: 53.0k2005: 54.0k2006: 55.0k2007: 57.0k2008: 58.0k2009: 60.0k

Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic.

Analysis

Benin recorded 60,000 for people living with hiv/aids, total in 2009. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 27.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people living with hiv/aids, total in Benin peaked at 60,000 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 5,500, in 1990.

That places Benin 29th out of 47 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Benin, year by year

Annual values for People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Benin, 1990 to 2009.
Year Value Change
1990 5,500
1991 8,300 +50.9%
1992 12,000 +44.6%
1993 17,000 +41.7%
1994 23,000 +35.3%
1995 30,000 +30.4%
1996 36,000 +20.0%
1997 41,000 +13.9%
1998 45,000 +9.8%
1999 47,000 +4.4%
2000 49,000 +4.3%
2001 50,000 +2.0%
2002 51,000 +2.0%
2003 52,000 +2.0%
2004 53,000 +1.9%
2005 54,000 +1.9%
2006 55,000 +1.9%
2007 57,000 +3.6%
2008 58,000 +1.8%
2009 60,000 +3.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 26,480 5,500 47,000 10
2000s 53,900 49,000 60,000 10

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 26 Congo 77,000 compare
  2. 27 Mali 76,000 compare
  3. 28 Niger 61,000 compare
  4. 30 Senegal 59,000 compare
  5. 31 Sierra Leone 49,000 compare
  6. 32 Gabon 46,000 compare

See the full ranking of 53 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is people living with hiv/aids, total in Benin?
People living with hiv/aids, total in Benin was 60,000 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 Benin?
The highest recorded value was 60,000 in 2009.
What is the lowest people living with hiv/aids, total recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 5,500 in 1990.
How does Benin rank for people living with hiv/aids, total?
Benin ranks 29th out of 47 countries with data for 2009.
Is people living with hiv/aids, total rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Benin 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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People living with HIV/AIDS, total
Source
UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
53 places, 1,057 data points, 1990–2009
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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.