South Africa - HIV incidence

Adults (ages 15+) newly infected with HIV

The latest value for Adults (ages 15+) newly infected with HIV in South Africa was 200,000 as of 2020. Over the past 30 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 460,000 in 2000 and 53,000 in 1990.

Definition: Number of adults (ages 15+) newly infected with HIV.

Source: UNAIDS estimates.

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Year Value
1990 53,000
1991 93,000
1992 150,000
1993 210,000
1994 270,000
1995 320,000
1996 370,000
1997 410,000
1998 440,000
1999 450,000
2000 460,000
2001 450,000
2002 440,000
2003 430,000
2004 420,000
2005 410,000
2006 390,000
2007 380,000
2008 370,000
2009 370,000
2010 360,000
2011 350,000
2012 330,000
2013 310,000
2014 290,000
2015 270,000
2016 260,000
2017 250,000
2018 230,000
2019 210,000
2020 200,000

Children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV

The value for Children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV in South Africa was 12,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 73,000 in 2006 and a minimum value of 3,100 in 1990.

Definition: Number of children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV.

Source: UNAIDS estimates.

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Year Value
1990 3,100
1991 5,400
1992 8,900
1993 14,000
1994 19,000
1995 25,000
1996 31,000
1997 36,000
1998 41,000
1999 46,000
2000 51,000
2001 55,000
2002 58,000
2003 62,000
2004 69,000
2005 72,000
2006 73,000
2007 72,000
2008 68,000
2009 58,000
2010 45,000
2011 34,000
2012 31,000
2013 26,000
2014 23,000
2015 17,000
2016 14,000
2017 15,000
2018 12,000
2019 11,000
2020 12,000

Adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV

The value for Adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV in South Africa was 230,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 520,000 in 2002 and a minimum value of 58,000 in 1990.

Definition: Number of adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV.

Source: UNAIDS estimates.

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Year Value
1990 58,000
1991 100,000
1992 160,000
1993 230,000
1994 290,000
1995 360,000
1996 410,000
1997 460,000
1998 490,000
1999 510,000
2000 520,000
2001 520,000
2002 520,000
2003 510,000
2004 500,000
2005 500,000
2006 490,000
2007 480,000
2008 460,000
2009 450,000
2010 420,000
2011 400,000
2012 380,000
2013 360,000
2014 340,000
2015 310,000
2016 300,000
2017 290,000
2018 260,000
2019 250,000
2020 230,000

Incidence of HIV (per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49)

Incidence of HIV (per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49) in South Africa was 7.79 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 21.99 in 2000, while its lowest value was 3.10 in 1990.

Definition: Number of new HIV infections among uninfected populations ages 15-49 expressed per 1,000 uninfected population in the year before the period.

Source: UNAIDS estimates.

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Year Value
1990 3.10
1991 5.30
1992 8.10
1993 11.20
1994 14.10
1995 16.60
1996 18.59
1997 20.18
1998 21.39
1999 21.99
2000 21.99
2001 21.60
2002 20.91
2003 20.00
2004 19.31
2005 18.61
2006 17.91
2007 17.31
2008 16.59
2009 16.09
2010 15.49
2011 14.89
2012 14.09
2013 12.99
2014 12.19
2015 11.39
2016 10.79
2017 10.09
2018 9.19
2019 8.49
2020 7.79

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors