Prevalence of hiv percentage of males and females ages 15 24 infected in South Sudan
South Sudan: Prevalence of hiv percentage of males and females ages 15 24 infected was 0.4 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.4
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
24th
of 146 countries
All-time high
0.7
in 1995
All-time low
0.3
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Prevalence of hiv percentage of males and females ages 15 24 infected in South Sudan, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
South Sudan recorded 0.4 for prevalence of hiv percentage of males and females ages 15 24 infected in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of hiv percentage of males and females ages 15 24 infected in South Sudan peaked at 0.7 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.3, in 1990.
South Sudan ranks 24th of 146 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Prevalence of hiv percentage of males and females ages 15 24 infected in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3 | — |
| 1991 | 0.4 | +33.3% |
| 1992 | 0.5 | +25.0% |
| 1993 | 0.6 | +20.0% |
| 1994 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.7 | +16.7% |
| 1996 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.6 | -14.3% |
| 2002 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5 | -16.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4 | -20.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 0.4 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2, 2.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 0.4 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.35, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.59 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.58 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 24 Costa Rica 0.4 compare
- 24 Cote d'Ivoire 0.4 compare
- 24 Gabon 0.4 compare
- 24 Haiti 0.4 compare
- 24 Jamaica 0.4 compare
- 24 Myanmar 0.4 compare
- 24 Papua New Guinea 0.4 compare
- 24 Philippines 0.4 compare
- 24 Sierra Leone 0.4 compare
- 24 Togo 0.4 compare
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12,029 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 57 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0637 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0654 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of hiv percentage of males and females ages 15 24 infected in South Sudan?
- Prevalence of hiv percentage of males and females ages 15 24 infected in South Sudan was 0.4 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest prevalence of hiv percentage of males and females ages 15 24 infected recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7 in 1995.
- What is the lowest prevalence of hiv percentage of males and females ages 15 24 infected recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3 in 1990.
- How does South Sudan rank for prevalence of hiv percentage of males and females ages 15 24 infected?
- South Sudan ranks 24th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of hiv percentage of males and females ages 15 24 infected rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Prevalence of hiv percentage of males and females ages 15 24 infected with hiv. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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