Percentage of people living with HIV who have suppressed viral loads in South Africa
South Africa: Percentage of people living with HIV who have suppressed viral loads was 77 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Percentage of people living with HIV who have suppressed viral loads in South Africa, 2015–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of people living with hiv who have suppressed viral loads in South Africa is 77, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 60.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of people living with hiv who have suppressed viral loads in South Africa peaked at 77 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 48, in 2015.
South Africa ranks 36th of 86 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of people living with HIV who have suppressed viral loads in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 48 | — |
| 2016 | 53 | +10.4% |
| 2017 | 59 | +11.3% |
| 2018 | 63 | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 67 | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 70 | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 72 | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 74 | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 75 | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 77 | +2.7% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 77 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 66, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 77 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 81.5, 94% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 58 | 48 | 67 | 5 |
| 2020s | 73.83 | 70 | 77 | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 33 Burkina Faso 79 compare
- 34 Algeria 78 compare
- 34 Ecuador 78 compare
- 36 Nepal 77 compare
- 38 Bahamas 76 compare
- 38 Azerbaijan 76 compare
- 38 Romania 76 compare
- 38 Mozambique 76 compare
- 38 Sao Tome and Principe 76 compare
More health data for South Africa
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1386 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,152 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,333 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.5504 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.045 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.0003 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of people living with hiv who have suppressed viral loads in South Africa?
- Percentage of people living with hiv who have suppressed viral loads in South Africa was 77 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest percentage of people living with hiv who have suppressed viral loads recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 77 in 2025.
- What is the lowest percentage of people living with hiv who have suppressed viral loads recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 48 in 2015.
- How does South Africa rank for percentage of people living with hiv who have suppressed viral loads?
- South Africa ranks 36th out of 86 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of people living with hiv who have suppressed viral loads rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Percentage of people living with HIV who have suppressed viral loads. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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