Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV in Africa Eastern and Southern
Africa Eastern and Southern: Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV was 62.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV in Africa Eastern and Southern, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). Measured in %.
Analysis
Africa Eastern and Southern recorded 62.4% for women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 62.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 55.6%, in 1990.
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 5th of 20 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV in Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 55.6% | — |
| 1991 | 56.2% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 56.7% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 57.1% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 57.6% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 58.0% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 58.2% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 58.5% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 58.7% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 59.0% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 59.1% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 59.2% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 59.4% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 59.4% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 59.5% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 59.6% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 59.6% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 59.7% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 59.6% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 59.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 59.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 59.7% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 59.8% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 60.2% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 60.4% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 60.6% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 60.8% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 61.0% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 61.3% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 61.5% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 61.7% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 61.9% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 62.1% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 62.3% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 62.4% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.6% | 55.6% | 59.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.5% | 59.1% | 59.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.5% | 59.6% | 61.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.1% | 61.7% | 62.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa Eastern and Southern
- 2 Gabon 71.2% compare
- 3 Congo 70.9% compare
- 4 Ghana 69.6% compare
- 5 Cote d'Ivoire 68.1% compare
- 6 Guinea-Bissau 67.5% compare
- 7 South Africa 66.4% compare
- 8 Kenya 66.2% compare
More health data for Africa Eastern and Southern
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate 4.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 3.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per capita 0.0158 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, male, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, annual growth rate 3.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per capita 0.0184 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in Africa Eastern and Southern was 62.4% in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
- What is the highest women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 62.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.6% in 1990.
- How does Africa Eastern and Southern rank for women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 5th out of 20 groups with data for 2024.
- Is women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv rising or falling in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa Eastern and Southern data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), published as part of Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of HIV is the percentage of people who are infected with HIV. Female rate is as a percentage of the total population ages 15+ who are living with HIV.