People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria: People living with HIV/AIDS, total was 12.98 million in 2009. ▲ Rising

Latest (2009)
12.98 million
Change on year
up 3.5%
Rank
5th
of 6 groups
All-time high
12.98 million
in 2009
All-time low
4.21 million
in 1990
Years of data
20
1990–2009

People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria, 1990–2009

4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M12.0M1990199920091990: 4.2M1991: 5.2M1992: 6.3M1993: 7.4M1994: 8.5M1995: 9.3M1996: 10.2M1997: 10.7M1998: 11.1M1999: 11.6M2000: 11.8M2001: 12.0M2002: 12.1M2003: 12.2M2004: 12.2M2005: 12.3M2006: 12.5M2007: 12.5M2008: 12.5M2009: 13.0M

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

Analysis

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria recorded 12.98 million for people living with hiv/aids, total in 2009. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people living with hiv/aids, total in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria peaked at 12.98 million in 2009 and was at its lowest, 4.21 million, in 1990.

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

People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria, year by year

Annual values for People living with HIV/AIDS, total in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria, 1990 to 2009.
Year Value Change
1990 4.21 million
1991 5.23 million +24.2%
1992 6.30 million +20.6%
1993 7.44 million +18.1%
1994 8.49 million +14.1%
1995 9.33 million +9.9%
1996 10.20 million +9.3%
1997 10.74 million +5.3%
1998 11.08 million +3.2%
1999 11.63 million +4.9%
2000 11.78 million +1.3%
2001 11.97 million +1.6%
2002 12.09 million +1.0%
2003 12.16 million +0.6%
2004 12.25 million +0.7%
2005 12.27 million +0.2%
2006 12.48 million +1.7%
2007 12.53 million +0.5%
2008 12.54 million +0.0%
2009 12.98 million +3.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8.47 million 4.21 million 11.63 million 10
2000s 12.30 million 11.78 million 12.98 million 10

Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria

  1. 2 Nigeria 3.30 million compare
  2. 3 Kenya 1.50 million compare
  3. 4 Mozambique 1.40 million compare
  4. 4 Tanzania 1.40 million compare
  5. 6 Uganda 1.20 million compare
  6. 6 Zimbabwe 1.20 million compare
  7. 8 Zambia 980,000 compare

See the full ranking of 53 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is people living with hiv/aids, total in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
People living with hiv/aids, total in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria was 12.98 million 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 Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 12.98 million in 2009.
What is the lowest people living with hiv/aids, total recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 4.21 million in 1990.
How does Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria rank for people living with hiv/aids, total?
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ranks 5th out of 6 groups with data for 2009.
Is people living with hiv/aids, total rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria 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.