Table 1:
2019 UNAIDS estimates of the CHEU population size and prevalence in 2018 for 6 UNAIDS regions and 21 sub-Saharan African HIV high-burden countries
| Total number of CHEU (lower bound; upper bound) | Prevalence (%) of CHEU (lower bound; upper bound) | Contribution to global population of CHEU (%) | Proportion of CHEU also ARV-exposed (%) | Change in CHEU population size 2000–2018 (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global | 14,800,000 (11,100,000; 18,300,000) | 0·8 (0·6; 0·9) | -- | 71·0 | 119 |
| UNAIDS regions* | |||||
| Asia and the Pacific | 760,000 (640,000; 970,000) | 0·1 (0·1; 0·1) | 5·2 | 45·8 | 126 |
| Caribbean | 97,000 (78,000; 115,000) | 1·0 (0·8; 1·1) | 0·7 | 73·8 | 8 |
| Eastern & southern Africa | 10,600,000 (8,000,000;12,900,000) | 5·5 (4·1; 6·7) | 71·9 | 77·7 | 130 |
| Latin America | 270,000 (220,000; 340,000) | 0·2 (0·1; 0·2) | 1·8 | 59·9 | 1 |
| Middle East & North Africa | 40,000 (22,000; 66,000) | 0·03 (0·02; 0·05) | 0·3 | 22·5 | 47 |
| Western & central Africa | 2,600,000 (1,800,000; 3,400,000) | 1·1 (0·8; 1·5) | 17·6 | 50·3 | 7 |
| HIV high-burden countries | |||||
| Angola | 180,000 (130,000; 220,000) | 1·3 (1·0; 1·7) | 1·2 | 32·0 | 582 |
| Botswana | 200,000 (160,000; 220,000) | 27.4 (21·5; 30·9) | 1·3 | 80·1 | 104 |
| Burundi | 58,000 (45,000; 70,000) | 1·1 (0·9; 1·4) | 0·4 | 57·9 | −22 |
| Cameroon | 320,000 (250,000; 380,000) | 3·2 (2·4; 3·7) | 2·2 | 63·6 | 228 |
| Chad | 94,000 (67,000; 120,000) | 1·3 (0·9; 1·7) | 0·6 | 35·5 | 100 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 220,000 (160,000; 290,000) | 2·2 (1·6; 2·9) | 1·5 | 64·7 | 16 |
| Democratic Republic of Congo | 280,000 (210,000; 340,000) | 0·7 (0·5; 0·8) | 1·9 | 31·4 | 20 |
| Eswatini | 140,000 (110,000; 150,000) | 32·4 (26·9; 36·3) | 0·9 | 84·1 | 309 |
| Ethiopia | 270,000 (190,000; 380,000) | 0·7 (0·5; 1·0) | 1·8 | 55·8 | −3 |
| Ghana | 170,000 (130,000; 220,000) | 1·5 (1·1; 2·0) | 1·2 | 51·0 | 79 |
| Kenya | 840,000 (650,000; 1,100,000) | 4·5 (3·4; 5·7) | 5·7 | 76·6 | 14 |
| Lesotho | 140,000 (110,000; 160,000) | 21·1 (16·2; 24·4) | 0·9 | 70·9 | 159 |
| Malawi | 580,000 (440,000; 680,000) | 7·0 (5·4; 8·3) | 3·9 | 66·6 | 63 |
| Mozambique | 980,000 (700,000; 1,300,000) | 7·1 (5·1; 9·4) | 6·6 | 86·3 | 443 |
| Namibia | 140,000 (110,000; 160,000) | 16·4 (13·0; 18·8) | 1·0 | 81·1 | 179 |
| Nigeria | 880,000 (570,000; 1,300,000) | 1·1 (0·7; 1·6) | 6.0 | 48·4 | 123 |
| South Africa | 3,500,000 (2,600,000; 4,300,000) | 21·6 (15·7; 26·1) | 23·8 | 78·2 | 739 |
| Uganda | 1,100,000 (880,000; 1,300,000) | 5·8 (4·6; 6·6) | 7·5 | 80·9 | 39 |
| United Republic of Tanzania | 910,000 (680,000; 1,100,000) | 3·7 (2·8; 4·5) | 6·1 | 88·3 | 102 |
| Zambia | 560,000 (440,000; 660,000) | 6·8 (5·5; 8·1) | 3·8 | 98·3 | 111 |
| Zimbabwe | 850,000 (640,000; 1,000,000) | 13·6 (10·3; 16·2) | 5·7 | 65·0 | 14 |
*
Estimates not available for Eastern Europe and central Asia, Western and central Europe and North America
ARV – antiretroviral; CHEU – children HIV exposed uninfected; UNAIDS – Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDs