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HIV Prevalence by African country
Eswatini has the highest HIV prevalence of any African country, at 23.4% — 1.4× South Africa's 17.2%.
Share of people ages 15-49 living with HIV. 50 of 54 countries, ranked · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2024.
Eswatini
South Africa
LesothoBy region
Full ranking
| # | Country | HIV Prevalence | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eswatini | 23.4% | |
| 2 | South Africa | 17.2% | |
| 3 | Lesotho | 17.1% | |
| 4 | Botswana | 15.7% | |
| 5 | Mozambique | 11.5% | |
| 6 | Zimbabwe | 9.8% | |
| 7 | Zambia | 9.4% | |
| 8 | Namibia | 9% | |
| 9 | Malawi | 6.2% | |
| 10 | Uganda | 4.9% | |
| 11 | Tanzania | 3.5% | |
| 12 | Republic of the Congo | 3.2% | |
| 13 | Kenya | 3% | |
| 14 | Gabon | 2.8% | |
| 15 | Cameroon | 2.5% | |
| 16 | Central African Republic | 2.4% | |
| 17 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.2% | |
| 18 | Rwanda | 2% | |
| 19 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.7% | |
| 20 | Angola | 1.6% | |
| 21 | Togo | 1.6% | |
| 22 | Ghana | 1.5% | |
| 23 | South Sudan | 1.5% | |
| 24 | Sierra Leone | 1.4% | |
| 25 | Gambia | 1.3% | |
| 26 | Guinea | 1.3% | |
| 27 | Nigeria | 1.2% | |
| 28 | Cabo Verde | 0.9% | |
| 29 | Chad | 0.9% | |
| 30 | Djibouti | 0.9% | |
| 31 | Liberia | 0.9% | |
| 32 | Burundi | 0.8% | |
| 33 | Mali | 0.8% | |
| 34 | Benin | 0.7% | |
| 35 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.7% | |
| 36 | Ethiopia | 0.7% | |
| 37 | Burkina Faso | 0.5% | |
| 38 | Madagascar | 0.5% | |
| 39 | Eritrea | 0.4% | |
| 40 | Senegal | 0.3% | |
| 41 | Niger | 0.2% | |
| 42 | Sudan | 0.2% | |
| 43 | Algeria | 0.1% | |
| 44 | Comoros | 0.1% | |
| 45 | Egypt | 0.1% | |
| 46 | Libya | 0.1% | |
| 47 | Mauritania | 0.1% | |
| 48 | Morocco | 0.1% | |
| 49 | Somalia | 0.1% | |
| 50 | Tunisia | 0.1% |
Botswana
Mozambique
Zimbabwe
Zambia
Namibia
Malawi
Uganda
Tanzania
Republic of the Congo
Kenya
Gabon
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Guinea-Bissau
Rwanda
Cote d'Ivoire
Angola
Togo
Ghana
South Sudan
Sierra Leone
Gambia
Guinea
Nigeria
Cabo Verde
Chad
Djibouti
Liberia
Burundi
Mali
Benin
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ethiopia
Burkina Faso
Madagascar
Eritrea
Senegal
Niger
Sudan
Algeria
Comoros
Egypt
Libya
Mauritania
Morocco
Somalia
TunisiaGet this ranking via API
One call to /v1/data returns the latest HIV Prevalence figure for every country you pass — JSON, with source metadata on each observation.
curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?metric_key=hiv_prevalence_pct&latest=true&country_codes=NG,KE,ZA,EG" \
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Frequently asked questions
Which African country has the highest HIV prevalence?
Eswatini has the highest HIV prevalence in Africa at 23.4% (2024), followed by South Africa and Lesotho.
Which African country has the lowest HIV prevalence?
Tunisia has the lowest HIV prevalence of the 50 African countries with data, at 0.1% (2024).
How many African countries report HIV Prevalence data?
50 of 54 African countries have a HIV Prevalence figure in the Africa API, each from the latest year available for that country (which can differ between countries). Every value links to its full series with source and history.
How do I get this ranking via API?
Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=hiv_prevalence_pct&latest=true with the country codes you need and a free Africa API key — the response returns the latest value per country as JSON.
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