People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Botswana

Botswana: People living with HIV/AIDS, total was 320,000 in 2009. ▲ Rising

Latest (2009)
320,000
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
12th
of 47 countries
All-time high
320,000
in 2009
All-time low
23,000
in 1990
Years of data
20
1990–2009

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

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1990199920091990: 23.0k1991: 36.0k1992: 53.0k1993: 76.0k1994: 100.0k1995: 140.0k1996: 170.0k1997: 200.0k1998: 220.0k1999: 240.0k2000: 260.0k2001: 270.0k2002: 280.0k2003: 280.0k2004: 290.0k2005: 290.0k2006: 300.0k2007: 300.0k2008: 310.0k2009: 320.0k

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

Analysis

In 2009, people living with hiv/aids, total in Botswana stood at 320,000. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people living with hiv/aids, total in Botswana peaked at 320,000 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 23,000, in 1990.

That places Botswana 12th out of 47 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 125,800 23,000 240,000 10
2000s 290,000 260,000 320,000 10

Countries ranked near Botswana

  1. 9 Malawi 920,000 compare
  2. 10 Cameroon 610,000 compare
  3. 11 Côte d'Ivoire 450,000 compare
  4. 13 Lesotho 290,000 compare
  5. 14 Ghana 260,000 compare
  6. 14 Sudan 260,000 compare

See the full ranking of 53 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is people living with hiv/aids, total in Botswana?
People living with hiv/aids, total in Botswana was 320,000 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 Botswana?
The highest recorded value was 320,000 in 2009.
What is the lowest people living with hiv/aids, total recorded in Botswana?
The lowest recorded value was 23,000 in 1990.
How does Botswana rank for people living with hiv/aids, total?
Botswana ranks 12th out of 47 countries with data for 2009.
Is people living with hiv/aids, total rising or falling in Botswana?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Botswana 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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Indicator
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.