Share of women among the population living with hiv in Eswatini
Eswatini: Share of women among the population living with hiv was 61.17 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
61.17
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
38th
of 172 countries
All-time high
61.17
in 2024
All-time low
41.76
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Share of women among the population living with hiv in Eswatini, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 61.17 for share of women among the population living with hiv in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women among the population living with hiv in Eswatini peaked at 61.17 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.76, in 1990.
That places Eswatini 38th out of 172 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 41.76 | — |
| 1991 | 44.53 | +6.6% |
| 1992 | 46.73 | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 48.68 | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 50.67 | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 52.01 | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 53.16 | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 54.13 | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 54.88 | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 55.5 | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 55.99 | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 56.42 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 56.81 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 57.12 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 57.39 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 57.6 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 57.82 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 58.07 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 58.21 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 58.3 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 58.41 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 58.52 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 58.65 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 58.78 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 58.88 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 58.92 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 58.94 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 59.03 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 59.19 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 59.38 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 59.61 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 59.89 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 60.34 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 60.79 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 61.17 | +0.6% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 61.17 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 50.89, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 61.17 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 63.68, 96% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.2 | 41.76 | 55.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.37 | 55.99 | 58.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.87 | 58.41 | 59.38 | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.36 | 59.61 | 61.17 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More health data for Eswatini
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.9 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6228 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 206 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.6874 % 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 0.0553 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5455 % 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 0.0566 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women among the population living with hiv in Eswatini?
- Share of women among the population living with hiv in Eswatini was 61.17 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women among the population living with hiv recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 61.17 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women among the population living with hiv recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.76 in 1990.
- How does Eswatini rank for share of women among the population living with hiv?
- Eswatini ranks 38th out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women among the population living with hiv rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini 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.
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