People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Malawi

Malawi: People living with HIV/AIDS, total was 920,000 in 2009. ▲ Rising

Latest (2009)
920,000
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
9th
of 47 countries
All-time high
920,000
in 2009
All-time low
310,000
in 1990
Years of data
20
1990–2009

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

400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M1990199920091990: 310.0k1991: 400.0k1992: 480.0k1993: 560.0k1994: 640.0k1995: 700.0k1996: 750.0k1997: 780.0k1998: 820.0k1999: 840.0k2000: 850.0k2001: 860.0k2002: 870.0k2003: 880.0k2004: 880.0k2005: 880.0k2006: 890.0k2007: 900.0k2008: 910.0k2009: 920.0k

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

Analysis

In 2009, people living with hiv/aids, total in Malawi stood at 920,000. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people living with hiv/aids, total in Malawi peaked at 920,000 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 310,000, in 1990.

Malawi ranks 9th of 47 countries on this measure, 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 Malawi, year by year

Annual values for People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Malawi, 1990 to 2009.
Year Value Change
1990 310,000
1991 400,000 +29.0%
1992 480,000 +20.0%
1993 560,000 +16.7%
1994 640,000 +14.3%
1995 700,000 +9.4%
1996 750,000 +7.1%
1997 780,000 +4.0%
1998 820,000 +5.1%
1999 840,000 +2.4%
2000 850,000 +1.2%
2001 860,000 +1.2%
2002 870,000 +1.2%
2003 880,000 +1.1%
2004 880,000 +0.0%
2005 880,000 +0.0%
2006 890,000 +1.1%
2007 900,000 +1.1%
2008 910,000 +1.1%
2009 920,000 +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 628,000 310,000 840,000 10
2000s 884,000 850,000 920,000 10

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 6 Uganda 1.20 million compare
  2. 6 Zimbabwe 1.20 million compare
  3. 8 Zambia 980,000 compare
  4. 10 Cameroon 610,000 compare
  5. 11 Côte d'Ivoire 450,000 compare
  6. 12 Botswana 320,000 compare

See the full ranking of 53 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is people living with hiv/aids, total in Malawi?
People living with hiv/aids, total in Malawi was 920,000 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 Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 920,000 in 2009.
What is the lowest people living with hiv/aids, total recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 310,000 in 1990.
How does Malawi rank for people living with hiv/aids, total?
Malawi ranks 9th out of 47 countries with data for 2009.
Is people living with hiv/aids, total rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malawi 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.