Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV was 61.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV in Equatorial Guinea, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in Equatorial Guinea stood at 61.6%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 61.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 54.1%, in 2012.
That places Equatorial Guinea 36th out of 172 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 54.7% | — |
| 1991 | 55.5% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 56.2% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 56.7% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 56.9% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 56.9% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 57.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 56.9% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 56.7% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 56.6% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 56.5% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 56.3% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 56.1% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 55.8% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 55.5% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 55.2% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 55.0% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 54.8% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 54.7% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 54.4% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 54.3% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 54.1% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 54.1% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 54.2% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 54.5% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 55.1% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 55.7% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 56.4% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 57.1% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 57.9% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 58.8% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 59.6% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 60.3% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 61.0% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 61.6% | +1.0% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 61.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32.7%, 1.9× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 61.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 63.7%, 97% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.4% | 54.7% | 57.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.4% | 54.4% | 56.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.4% | 54.1% | 57.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.2% | 58.8% | 61.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More health data for Equatorial Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 863.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 843 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.5 % 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 0.0663 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, 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 Equatorial Guinea?
- Women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in Equatorial Guinea was 61.6% 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 Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 61.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.1% in 2012.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 36th out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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.