Percentage of people living with HIV who know their HIV status in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Percentage of people living with HIV who know their HIV status was 97 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Percentage of people living with HIV who know their HIV status in Sao Tome and Principe, 2015–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 97 for percentage of people living with hiv who know their hiv status in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 86.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of people living with hiv who know their hiv status in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 98 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 52, in 2015.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 6th out of 127 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of people living with HIV who know their HIV status in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 52 | — |
| 2016 | 61 | +17.3% |
| 2017 | 74 | +21.3% |
| 2018 | 83 | +12.2% |
| 2019 | 84 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 84 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 88 | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 96 | +9.1% |
| 2023 | 97 | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 98 | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 97 | -1.0% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 97 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84, 1.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 97 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 84, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 70.8 | 52 | 84 | 5 |
| 2020s | 93.33 | 84 | 98 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of people living with hiv who know their hiv status in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Percentage of people living with hiv who know their hiv status in Sao Tome and Principe was 97 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest percentage of people living with hiv who know their hiv status recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 98 in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of people living with hiv who know their hiv status recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 52 in 2015.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for percentage of people living with hiv who know their hiv status?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 6th out of 127 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of people living with hiv who know their hiv status rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Percentage of people living with HIV who know their HIV status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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