Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV in Somalia
Somalia: Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV was 55.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
55.2%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
43rd
of 172 countries
All-time high
55.2%
in 2024
All-time low
52.5%
in 2010
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV in Somalia, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). Measured in %.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 55.2% for women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in Somalia peaked at 55.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 52.5%, in 2010.
Somalia ranks 43rd of 172 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 53.3% | — |
| 1991 | 53.3% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 53.2% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 53.1% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 53.0% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 52.9% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 52.8% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 52.8% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 52.8% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 52.7% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 52.7% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 52.7% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 52.7% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 52.7% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 52.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 52.7% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 52.7% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 52.7% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 52.6% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 52.5% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 52.5% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 52.6% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 52.7% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 52.9% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 53.2% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 53.4% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 53.6% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 53.8% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 54.0% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 54.2% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 54.4% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 54.6% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 54.9% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 55.1% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 55.2% | +0.3% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 55.2% is below the median for low income countries, which is 63.4%, 87% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 55.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 63.7%, 87% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.0% | 52.7% | 53.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.7% | 52.5% | 52.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.3% | 52.5% | 54.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.8% | 54.4% | 55.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 40 Niger 57.7% compare
- 41 Mauritania 56.7% compare
- 42 Senegal 55.5% compare
- 44 Sao Tome and Principe 51.5% compare
- 45 Dominican Republic 50.9% compare
- 46 Djibouti 50.9% compare
More health data for Somalia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 987.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,421 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 182 (2013)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0897 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in Somalia?
- Women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in Somalia was 55.2% 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 55.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.5% in 2010.
- How does Somalia rank for women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv?
- Somalia ranks 43rd out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Somalia 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.