Prevalence of HIV as a percentage of population aged 15-49 years fell 11.1% to 0.800% in Benin in 2021, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, prevalence of HIV as a percentage of population aged 15-49 years in Benin reached an all time high of 1.50% in 1999 and an all time low of 0.500% in 1990. When compared to Benin's main peers, prevalence of HIV as a percentage of population aged 15-49 years in Burkina Faso amounted to 0.600%, 0.200% in Niger, 1.30% in Nigeria and 1.90% in Togo in 2021.
Benin has been ranked 44th within the group of 136 countries we follow in terms of prevalence of HIV as a percentage of population aged 15-49 years.
| Prevalence of HIV, Total (As % of Population Aged 15-49) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Algeria | % | 0.100% | 0.100% | 0.100% | 0.100% | 0.100% | ||||||||||||||||
| Benin | % | 1.10% | 1.00% | 1.00% | 1.00% | 0.900% | ||||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | % | 0.900% | 0.800% | 0.800% | 0.700% | 0.700% | ||||||||||||||||
| Cameroon | % | 3.70% | 3.60% | 3.40% | 3.30% | 3.10% | ||||||||||||||||
| Chad | % | 1.40% | 1.30% | 1.30% | 1.20% | 1.20% | ||||||||||||||||
| Ghana | % | 1.80% | 1.80% | 1.80% | 1.70% | 1.70% | ||||||||||||||||
| Ivory Coast | % | 2.80% | 2.70% | 2.50% | 2.40% | 2.20% | ||||||||||||||||
| Libya | % | 0.100% | 0.200% | 0.200% | 0.200% | 0.200% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mali | % | 1.00% | 1.00% | 1.00% | 0.900% | 0.900% | ||||||||||||||||
| Niger | % | 0.300% | 0.200% | 0.200% | 0.200% | 0.200% | ||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | % | 1.50% | 1.50% | 1.50% | 1.40% | 1.40% | ||||||||||||||||
| Togo | % | 2.40% | 2.30% | 2.20% | 2.10% | 2.00% |
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