HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate 1998

Name: HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate - 1998
Creator: Geo Factbook
Published: 2026-03-28T10:11:17.108Z
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HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate reveals the percentage of adults affected. Compare countries, explore rankings, and view historical trends.

150 data points•Updated 11/10/2026•Global Coverage•Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population ages 15-49) | UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) via World Bank•

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0.2%

Countries with data

150

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1	Zimbabwe	28.1 %
2	Botswana	25.4 %
3	Eswatini	21 %
4	Lesotho	20.1 %
5	Malawi	16 %
6	Zambia	13.9 %
7	Namibia	12.1 %
8	South Africa	11.7 %
9	Kenya	9.6 %
10	Uganda	9.1 %
11	Central African Republic	7.9 %
12	Mozambique	7.3 %
13	Côte d'Ivoire	7.2 %
14	Tanzania	6.4 %
15	Rwanda	5 %
16	Congo	4.9 %
17	Cameroon	4.8 %
18	Gabon	4.5 %
19	Burundi	4 %
20	Togo	3.5 %
21	Djibouti	3.4 %
22	Ethiopia	3.1 %
23	Liberia	2.9 %
24	Guinea-Bissau	2.8 %
25	Ghana	2.6 %
26	Haiti	2.6 %
27	Chad	2.5 %
28	Eritrea	2.5 %
29	Thailand	2.5 %
30	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	2.3 %
31	Bahamas	2.2 %
32	Burkina Faso	2.2 %
33	Nigeria	2.2 %
34	South Sudan	2.2 %
35	Mali	1.8 %
36	Jamaica	1.6 %
37	Sierra Leone	1.5 %
38	Benin	1.4 %
39	Dominican Republic	1.4 %
40	Gambia	1.3 %
41	Guinea	1.3 %
42	Angola	1.2 %
43	Cambodia	1.1 %
44	Barbados	0.9 %
45	Suriname	0.9 %
46	Belize	0.8 %
47	Guyana	0.8 %
48	Honduras	0.8 %
49	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	0.8 %
50	Niger	0.7 %
51	Panama	0.7 %
52	Cabo Verde	0.6 %
53	Mauritania	0.6 %
54	Papua New Guinea	0.6 %
55	Senegal	0.6 %
56	Antigua and Barbuda	0.5 %
57	Myanmar	0.5 %
58	Portugal	0.5 %
59	Spain	0.5 %
60	Colombia	0.4 %
61	Dominica	0.4 %
62	El Salvador	0.4 %
63	Guatemala	0.4 %
64	Malaysia	0.4 %
65	Peru	0.4 %
66	Argentina	0.3 %
67	Bolivia	0.3 %
68	Brazil	0.3 %
69	Ecuador	0.3 %
70	Republic of Moldova	0.3 %
71	Somalia	0.3 %
72	Saint Kitts and Nevis	0.3 %
73	Canada	0.2 %
74	Chile	0.2 %
75	France	0.2 %
76	Italy	0.2 %
77	Latvia	0.2 %
78	Mexico	0.2 %
79	Saint Lucia	0.2 %
80	Switzerland	0.2 %
81	Tuvalu	0.2 %
82	Venezuela	0.2 %
83	Vietnam	0.2 %
84	Afghanistan	0.1 %
85	Albania	0.1 %
86	Algeria	0.1 %
87	Armenia	0.1 %
88	Australia	0.1 %
89	Azerbaijan	0.1 %
90	Bahrain	0.1 %
91	Bangladesh	0.1 %
92	Belgium	0.1 %
93	Bhutan	0.1 %
94	Bulgaria	0.1 %
95	Comoros	0.1 %
96	Costa Rica	0.1 %
97	Croatia	0.1 %
98	Cuba	0.1 %
99	Denmark	0.1 %
100	Egypt	0.1 %
101	Estonia	0.1 %
102	Fiji	0.1 %
103	Georgia	0.1 %
104	Greece	0.1 %
105	Iceland	0.1 %
106	Indonesia	0.1 %
107	Iraq	0.1 %
108	Ireland	0.1 %
109	Jordan	0.1 %
110	Kazakhstan	0.1 %
111	Kuwait	0.1 %
112	Kyrgyzstan	0.1 %
113	Laos	0.1 %
114	Lebanon	0.1 %
115	Libya	0.1 %
116	Lithuania	0.1 %
117	Luxembourg	0.1 %
118	Madagascar	0.1 %
119	Maldives	0.1 %
120	Malta	0.1 %
121	Mongolia	0.1 %
122	Montenegro	0.1 %
123	Morocco	0.1 %
124	Nepal	0.1 %
125	Netherlands	0.1 %
126	New Zealand	0.1 %
127	North Macedonia	0.1 %
128	Norway	0.1 %
129	Oman	0.1 %
130	Pakistan	0.1 %
131	Paraguay	0.1 %
132	Philippines	0.1 %
133	Qatar	0.1 %
134	Romania	0.1 %
135	Saudi Arabia	0.1 %
136	Serbia	0.1 %
137	Singapore	0.1 %
138	Slovakia	0.1 %
139	Slovenia	0.1 %
140	Solomon Islands	0.1 %
141	Sri Lanka	0.1 %
142	Sudan	0.1 %
143	Sweden	0.1 %
144	Syrian Arab Republic	0.1 %
145	Tajikistan	0.1 %
146	Timor-Leste	0.1 %
147	Tunisia	0.1 %
148	United Arab Emirates	0.1 %
149	Vanuatu	0.1 %
150	Yemen	0.1 %

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Data Source

Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population ages 15-49) | UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) via World Bank

Data produced by UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), compiled and published by World Bank as "Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population ages 15-49)".

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Geo Factbook. (n.d.). HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate by Country, 1998. Retrieved November 13, 2026, from https://geofactbook.com/fact/hivaids-adult-prevalence-rate/1998

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