Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 was 0.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Congo, Democratic Republic of the recorded 0.7% for prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.5% on the previous year and down 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 2.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2025.
Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 50th of 143 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.1% | — |
| 2001 | 2.0% | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 1.8% | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | -11.1% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.7% | -12.5% |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the compared with similar countries
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the's 0.7% is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.8%, 87% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the's 0.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.4%, 50% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.4% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 0.7% in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2025.
- How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49?
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 50th out of 143 countries with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo, Democratic Republic of the data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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