People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Malawi
Malawi: People living with HIV/AIDS, total was 920,000 in 2009. ▲ Rising
People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Malawi, 1990–2009
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 628,000 | 310,000 | 840,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 884,000 | 850,000 | 920,000 | 10 |
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More health data for Malawi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8368 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9312 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 856.3 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6,399 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 3.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.2768 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 3.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.5728 units per person (2025)
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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About this data
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.