Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 in Senegal
Senegal: Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 was 0.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.4%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
72nd
of 143 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2001
All-time low
0.3%
in 2020
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 in Senegal, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2025, prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 in Senegal stood at 0.4%.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 in Senegal peaked at 0.8% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2020.
Senegal ranks 72nd 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 Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7% | — |
| 2001 | 0.8% | +14.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | -12.5% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | -14.3% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -16.7% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -20.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -25.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | +33.3% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6%, 73% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 0.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.4%, 29% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More health data for Senegal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7598 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 835.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,496 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.42 % 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 0.0658 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.29 % 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 prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 in Senegal?
- Prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 in Senegal was 0.4% 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2001.
- What is the lowest prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2020.
- How does Senegal rank for prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49?
- Senegal ranks 72nd out of 143 countries with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal 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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