People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Liberia
Liberia: People living with HIV/AIDS, total was 37,000 in 2009. ▲ Rising
People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Liberia, 1990–2009
Source: UNAIDS and the WHO's Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people living with hiv/aids, total in Liberia is 37,000, measured in 2009.
The figure is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people living with hiv/aids, total in Liberia peaked at 52,000 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2,600, in 1990.
Liberia ranks 33rd of 47 countries on this measure, 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 Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,600 | — |
| 1991 | 5,300 | +103.8% |
| 1992 | 10,000 | +88.7% |
| 1993 | 17,000 | +70.0% |
| 1994 | 26,000 | +52.9% |
| 1995 | 34,000 | +30.8% |
| 1996 | 41,000 | +20.6% |
| 1997 | 46,000 | +12.2% |
| 1998 | 49,000 | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 51,000 | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 52,000 | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 51,000 | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 50,000 | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 48,000 | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 46,000 | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 44,000 | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 42,000 | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 41,000 | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 39,000 | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 37,000 | -5.1% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 37,000 is below the median for low income countries, which is 93,000, 40% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 37,000 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 150,000, 25% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Liberia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +103.8% | 2,600 | 5,300 |
| 1992 | +88.7% | 5,300 | 10,000 |
| 1993 | +70.0% | 10,000 | 17,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28,190 | 2,600 | 51,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 45,000 | 37,000 | 52,000 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More health data for Liberia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.57 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7528 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3,457 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.068 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0699 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people living with hiv/aids, total in Liberia?
- People living with hiv/aids, total in Liberia was 37,000 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 52,000 in 2000.
- What is the lowest people living with hiv/aids, total recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,600 in 1990.
- How does Liberia rank for people living with hiv/aids, total?
- Liberia ranks 33rd out of 47 countries with data for 2009.
- Is people living with hiv/aids, total rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia 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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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.