Prevalence of HIV, total in Congo
Congo: Prevalence of HIV, total was 3.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of HIV, total in Congo, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). Measured in % of population ages 15-49.
Analysis
Congo recorded 3.2% for prevalence of hiv, total in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of hiv, total in Congo peaked at 5.3% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2015.
Congo ranks 12th of 152 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Prevalence of HIV, total in Congo, year by year
| Year | % of population ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.9% | — |
| 1991 | 5.2% | +6.1% |
| 1992 | 5.3% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 5.3% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 5.3% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 5.2% | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 5.1% | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 5.0% | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 4.9% | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 4.7% | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 4.5% | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 4.3% | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 4.2% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 4.0% | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 3.9% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 3.7% | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 3.6% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 3.5% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.4% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.3% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.1% | 4.7% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.9% | 3.4% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 3.2% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 5 |
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More health data for Congo
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.4813 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9705 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 759.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,688 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.065 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 0.6314 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0662 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of hiv, total in Congo?
- Prevalence of hiv, total in Congo was 3.2% in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
- What is the highest prevalence of hiv, total recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 5.3% in 1992.
- What is the lowest prevalence of hiv, total recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2015.
- How does Congo rank for prevalence of hiv, total?
- Congo ranks 12th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of hiv, total rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), published as part of Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population ages 15-49). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of HIV refers to the percentage of people ages 15-49 who are infected with HIV.