Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 in South Sudan
South Sudan: Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 was 1.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 in South Sudan, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
South Sudan recorded 1.4% 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 6.7% 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 South Sudan peaked at 2.5% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2025.
South Sudan ranks 26th of 143 countries on this measure, 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 South Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.4% | — |
| 2001 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.4% | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.1% | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | -6.3% |
| 2024 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.4% | -6.7% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 1.4% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.8%, 1.7× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 1.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.4%, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.4% | 2.2% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
More health data for South Sudan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.47 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.665 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,347 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 12,029 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 123 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 123 deaths (2026)
- Population ages 25-29, female, per capita 0.0349 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0265 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 in South Sudan?
- Prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 in South Sudan was 1.4% 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 South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 2002.
- What is the lowest prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2025.
- How does South Sudan rank for prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49?
- South Sudan ranks 26th out of 143 countries with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Sudan 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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