Share of young men and women living with HIV in Senegal
Senegal: Share of young men and women living with HIV was 0.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of young men and women living with HIV in Senegal, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % ages 15-24.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of young men and women living with hiv in Senegal is 0.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of young men and women living with hiv in Senegal peaked at 0.1% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1990.
That places Senegal 70th out of 146 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of young men and women living with HIV in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % ages 15-24 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1% | — |
| 1991 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 33% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 0.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3%, 29% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 5 |
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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 share of young men and women living with hiv in Senegal?
- Share of young men and women living with hiv in Senegal was 0.1% in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of young men and women living with hiv recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of young men and women living with hiv recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1990.
- How does Senegal rank for share of young men and women living with hiv?
- Senegal ranks 70th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of young men and women living with hiv rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of young men and women living with HIV. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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In countries that are shown below the grey line the share of women with HIV infections is relatively higher.