People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Eritrea

Eritrea: People living with HIV/AIDS, total was 25,000 in 2009. ▲ Rising

Latest (2009)
25,000
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
36th
of 47 countries
All-time high
27,000
in 2003
All-time low
4,700
in 1990
Years of data
20
1990–2009

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

5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k1990199920091990: 4.7k1991: 6.8k1992: 9.3k1993: 12.0k1994: 15.0k1995: 17.0k1996: 19.0k1997: 21.0k1998: 23.0k1999: 24.0k2000: 25.0k2001: 26.0k2002: 26.0k2003: 27.0k2004: 27.0k2005: 26.0k2006: 26.0k2007: 26.0k2008: 25.0k2009: 25.0k

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

Analysis

In 2009, people living with hiv/aids, total in Eritrea stood at 25,000.

That represents a change of up 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people living with hiv/aids, total in Eritrea peaked at 27,000 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 4,700, in 1990.

Eritrea ranks 36th of 47 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Eritrea, 1990 to 2009.
Year Value Change
1990 4,700
1991 6,800 +44.7%
1992 9,300 +36.8%
1993 12,000 +29.0%
1994 15,000 +25.0%
1995 17,000 +13.3%
1996 19,000 +11.8%
1997 21,000 +10.5%
1998 23,000 +9.5%
1999 24,000 +4.3%
2000 25,000 +4.2%
2001 26,000 +4.0%
2002 26,000 +0.0%
2003 27,000 +3.8%
2004 27,000 +0.0%
2005 26,000 -3.7%
2006 26,000 +0.0%
2007 26,000 +0.0%
2008 25,000 -3.8%
2009 25,000 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 15,180 4,700 24,000 10
2000s 25,900 25,000 27,000 10

Countries ranked near Eritrea

  1. 33 Liberia 37,000 compare
  2. 34 Somalia 34,000 compare
  3. 35 Morocco 26,000 compare
  4. 37 Madagascar 24,000 compare
  5. 38 Guinea-Bissau 22,000 compare
  6. 39 Equatorial Guinea 20,000 compare

See the full ranking of 53 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is people living with hiv/aids, total in Eritrea?
People living with hiv/aids, total in Eritrea was 25,000 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 Eritrea?
The highest recorded value was 27,000 in 2003.
What is the lowest people living with hiv/aids, total recorded in Eritrea?
The lowest recorded value was 4,700 in 1990.
How does Eritrea rank for people living with hiv/aids, total?
Eritrea ranks 36th out of 47 countries with data for 2009.
Is people living with hiv/aids, total rising or falling in Eritrea?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eritrea 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.