Share of the population living with HIV in Chad
Chad: Share of the population living with HIV was 0.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of the population living with HIV in Chad, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the population living with hiv in Chad stood at 0.9%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 37.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population living with hiv in Chad peaked at 2.5% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2024.
Chad ranks 42nd of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Share of the population living with HIV in Chad, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.2% | — |
| 1991 | 1.4% | +23.9% |
| 1992 | 1.7% | +17.0% |
| 1993 | 1.9% | +12.9% |
| 1994 | 2.1% | +10.1% |
| 1995 | 2.2% | +8.1% |
| 1996 | 2.3% | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 2.4% | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 2.5% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 2.5% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 2.4% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 2.4% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 2.3% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 2.2% | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 1.8% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.0% | 1.2% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 1.8% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.2% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chad
More health data for Chad
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9964 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6578 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,071 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 41,435 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 3.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2267 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 3.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2329 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population living with hiv in Chad?
- Share of the population living with hiv in Chad was 0.9% in 2024, according to Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population living with hiv recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of the population living with hiv recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2024.
- How does Chad rank for share of the population living with hiv?
- Chad ranks 42nd out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population living with hiv rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population living with HIV. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of people aged 15-49 who test positive for HIV at a given time. This is the central estimate.