People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Somalia

Somalia: People living with HIV/AIDS, total was 34,000 in 2009. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2009)
34,000
Change on year
up 13.3%
World rank
34th
of 47 countries
All-time high
34,000
in 2009
All-time low
2,100
in 1990
Years of data
20
1990–2009

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

010.0k20.0k30.0k1990199920091990: 2.1k1991: 2.5k1992: 2.8k1993: 3.3k1994: 3.8k1995: 4.4k1996: 5.1k1997: 5.9k1998: 6.8k1999: 8.0k2000: 9.2k2001: 11.0k2002: 12.0k2003: 14.0k2004: 17.0k2005: 19.0k2006: 22.0k2007: 26.0k2008: 30.0k2009: 34.0k

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

Analysis

Somalia recorded 34,000 for people living with hiv/aids, total in 2009. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

That represents a change of up 13.3% on the previous year and up 325.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people living with hiv/aids, total in Somalia peaked at 34,000 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2,100, in 1990.

Somalia ranks 34th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

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

Annual values for People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Somalia, 1990 to 2009.
Year Value Change
1990 2,100
1991 2,500 +19.0%
1992 2,800 +12.0%
1993 3,300 +17.9%
1994 3,800 +15.2%
1995 4,400 +15.8%
1996 5,100 +15.9%
1997 5,900 +15.7%
1998 6,800 +15.3%
1999 8,000 +17.6%
2000 9,200 +15.0%
2001 11,000 +19.6%
2002 12,000 +9.1%
2003 14,000 +16.7%
2004 17,000 +21.4%
2005 19,000 +11.8%
2006 22,000 +15.8%
2007 26,000 +18.2%
2008 30,000 +15.4%
2009 34,000 +13.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4,470 2,100 8,000 10
2000s 19,420 9,200 34,000 10

Countries ranked near Somalia

  1. 31 Sierra Leone 49,000 compare
  2. 32 Gabon 46,000 compare
  3. 33 Liberia 37,000 compare
  4. 35 Morocco 26,000 compare
  5. 36 Eritrea 25,000 compare
  6. 37 Madagascar 24,000 compare

See the full ranking of 53 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is people living with hiv/aids, total in Somalia?
People living with hiv/aids, total in Somalia was 34,000 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 Somalia?
The highest recorded value was 34,000 in 2009.
What is the lowest people living with hiv/aids, total recorded in Somalia?
The lowest recorded value was 2,100 in 1990.
How does Somalia rank for people living with hiv/aids, total?
Somalia ranks 34th out of 47 countries with data for 2009.
Is people living with hiv/aids, total rising or falling in Somalia?
Over the last ten years it is up 325.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Somalia 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.