Share of women among the population living with hiv in Congo
Congo: Share of women among the population living with hiv was 70.89 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
70.89
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
3rd
of 172 countries
All-time high
70.89
in 2024
All-time low
63.22
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Share of women among the population living with hiv in Congo, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share of women among the population living with hiv in Congo stood at 70.89. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women among the population living with hiv in Congo peaked at 70.89 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 63.22, in 1990.
That places Congo 3rd out of 172 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Share of women among the population living with hiv in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 63.22 | — |
| 1991 | 63.74 | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 64.2 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 64.63 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 65.03 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 65.39 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 65.73 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 66.24 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 66.57 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 66.81 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 67.04 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 67.18 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 67.26 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 67.32 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 67.35 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 67.31 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 67.19 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 67.07 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 66.86 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 66.68 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 66.47 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 66.46 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 66.65 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 66.91 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 67.2 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 67.54 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 67.94 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 68.38 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 68.84 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 69.33 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 69.79 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 70.12 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 70.38 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 70.68 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 70.89 | +0.3% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 70.89 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 50.89, 1.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Congo's 70.89 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 63.68, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.15 | 63.22 | 66.81 | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.13 | 66.68 | 67.35 | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.57 | 66.46 | 69.33 | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.37 | 69.79 | 70.89 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 1 Angola 73.12 compare
- 2 Gabon 71.16 compare
- 4 Ghana 69.6 compare
- 5 Cote d'Ivoire 68.07 compare
- 6 Guinea-Bissau 67.48 compare
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,688 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 11 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.44 % 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 0.0695 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0709 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women among the population living with hiv in Congo?
- Share of women among the population living with hiv in Congo was 70.89 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women among the population living with hiv recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 70.89 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women among the population living with hiv recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.22 in 1990.
- How does Congo rank for share of women among the population living with hiv?
- Congo ranks 3rd out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women among the population living with hiv rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women among the population living with hiv. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).