Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 was 2.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 in Guinea-Bissau, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 in Guinea-Bissau is 2.1%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.7% on the previous year and down 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 4.3% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2025.
That places Guinea-Bissau 17th out of 143 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.6% | — |
| 2001 | 4.0% | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 4.2% | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 4.3% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4.2% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 4.1% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 4.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4.0% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 3.9% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 3.8% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 3.7% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 3.6% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 2.7% | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 2.6% | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 2.5% | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 2.4% | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 2.3% | -4.2% |
| 2025 | 2.1% | -8.7% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 2.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.8%, 2.6× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 2.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.4%, 1.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.1% | 3.6% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 2.8% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.1% | 2.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More health data for Guinea-Bissau
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7721 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,070 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 941 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.899 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0664 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.8987 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 in Guinea-Bissau?
- Prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 in Guinea-Bissau was 2.1% 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 4.3% in 2003.
- What is the lowest prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2025.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 17th out of 143 countries with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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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