List of countries by HIV / AIDS adult prevalence rate - Wikipedia List of countries by HIV / AIDS adult prevalence rate This article needs to be updated. Please update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. ( October 2017 ) AIDS and HIV prevalence 2009 No data < 0.1 % 0.1 -- 0.5 % 0.5 -- 1 % 1 -- 5 % 5 -- 15 % 15 -- 50 % The human immunodeficiency virus ( HIV ), which causes AIDS, varies in prevalence from nation to nation. Listed here are the prevalence rates among adults in various countries, based on data from various sources, largely the CIA World Factbook. As of 2015, it is estimated that there are 36.7 million people worldwide infected with HIV. The HIV pandemic is most severe in South Africa. Over 10 % of all people living with HIV / AIDS reside within the region. Adult HIV prevalence exceeds 20 % in Swaziland, Botswana, and Lesotho, while an additional six countries report adult HIV prevalence of at least 10 %. Outside Africa, the highest prevalence rate is found in the Bahamas ( 3.3 % ). In absolute numbers, South Africa ( 7.1 million ), followed by Nigeria ( 3.2 million ), and India ( 2.1 million ) had the highest HIV / AIDS number of cases by the end of 2016. While South Africa 's large population of HIV - positive people is attributable to its high disease prevalence ( 18.9 %, one of the highest in the world ), Nigeria 's is lower at 2.9 %, and India 's prevalence at 0.3 % is comparable to Canada and the UK, and is lower than the United States. On the other end of the spectrum, Svalbard is reported as having no cases of HIV / AIDS, while Bhutan has a much larger population but still only an estimated 246 cases through 2011. Contents 1 HIV / AIDS prevalence estimates table 2 See also 3 References 4 External links HIV / AIDS prevalence estimates table This data was sourced from the CIA 's world factbook unless referenced otherwise. A horizontal dash - indicates the data was not published. Adult prevalence describes ages between 15 - 49. Country Adult prevalence of HIV / AIDS Number of people with HIV / AIDS Annual deaths from HIV / AIDS Year of estimate Swaziland 27.20 % 220,000 3,900 2016 Lesotho 25.00 % 330,000 9,900 2016 Botswana 21.90 % 360,000 3,900 2016 South Africa 18.90 % 7,100,000 110,000 2016 Namibia 13.80 % 230,000 4,300 2016 Zimbabwe 13.50 % 1,300,000 30,000 2016 Zambia 12.40 % 1,200,000 21,000 2016 Mozambique 12.30 % 1,800,000 62,000 2016 Malawi 9.20 % 1,000,000 24,000 2016 Uganda 6.50 % 1,400,000 28,000 2016 Equatorial Guinea 6.20 % 35,000 - 2016 Kenya 5.40 % 1,600,000 36,000 2016 Tanzania 4.70 % 1,400,000 33,000 2016 Central African Republic 4.00 % 130,000 7,300 2016 Cameroon 3.80 % 560,000 29,000 2016 Gabon 3.60 % 48,000 1,500 2016 Bahamas, The 3.30 % 8,200 - 2016 Rwanda 3.10 % 220,000 3,300 2016 Congo, Republic of the 3.10 % 91,000 3,800 2016 Guinea - Bissau 3.10 % 36,000 2,000 2016 Nigeria 2.90 % 3,200,000 160,000 2016 Cote d'Ivoire 2.70 % 460,000 25,000 2016 South Sudan 2.70 % 200,000 13,000 2016 Haiti 2.10 % 150,000 4,600 2016 Togo 2.10 % 100,000 5,100 2016 Angola 1.90 % 280,000 11,000 2016 Belize 1.80 % 4,300 - 2016 Sierra Leone 1.70 % 67,000 2,800 2016 Gambia, The 1.70 % 20,000 1,100 2016 Jamaica 1.70 % 30,000 1,300 2016 Liberia 1.60 % 43,000 2,800 2016 Guyana 1.60 % 8,500 - 2016 Ghana 1.60 % 290,000 15,000 2016 Guinea 1.50 % 120,000 5,800 2016 Suriname 1.40 % 4,900 - 2016 Barbados 1.30 % 2,600 - 2016 Djibouti 1.30 % 8,600 - 2016 Chad 1.30 % 110,000 2,800 2016 Trinidad and Tobago 1.20 % 11,000 - 2016 Thailand 1.10 % 450,000 16,000 2016 Ethiopia 1.10 % 710,000 20,000 2016 Burundi 1.10 % 84,000 2,900 2016 Benin 1.00 % 67,000 2,400 2016 Mali 1.00 % 110,000 6,100 2016 Dominican Republic 1.00 % 67,000 2,200 2016 Ukraine 0.90 % 240,000 8,500 2016 Papua New Guinea 0.90 % 46,000 1,100 2016 Cabo Verde 0.80 % 2,800 - 2016 Panama 0.80 % 21,000 - 2016 Burma 0.80 % 230,000 7,800 2016 Burkina Faso 0.80 % 95,000 3,100 2016 Latvia 0.70 % 6,600 - 2016 Congo, Democratic Republic of 0.70 % 370,000 19,000 2016 Cambodia 0.60 % 71,000 1,800 2016 Venezuela 0.60 % 120,000 2,500 2016 Moldova 0.60 % 15,000 - 2016 Eritrea 0.60 % 15,000 - 2016 El Salvador 0.60 % 24,000 - 2016 Uruguay 0.60 % 12,000 - 2016 Brazil 0.60 % 830,000 14,000 2016 Georgia 0.50 % 12,000 - 2016 Mauritania 0.50 % 11,000 - 2016 Chile 0.50 % 61,000 - 2016 Guatemala 0.50 % 46,000 1,600 2016 Paraguay 0.50 % 19,000 - 2016 Niger 0.40 % 48,000 3,400 2016 Malaysia 0.40 % 97,000 7,000 2016 Indonesia 0.40 % 620,000 38,000 2016 Honduras 0.40 % 21,000 - 2016 Canada 0.40 % 180,000 - 2016 Cuba 0.40 % 25,000 - 2016 Costa Rica 0.40 % 13,000 - 2016 Colombia 0.40 % 120,000 2,800 2016 Vietnam 0.40 % 250,000 8,000 2016 Argentina 0.40 % 120,000 2,400 2016 Belarus 0.40 % 19,000 - 2016 United States 0.30 % 1,100,000 - 2015 Somalia 0.40 % 2016 Senegal 0.40 % 41,000 1,900 2016 India 0.30 % 2,100,000 62,000 2016 Ecuador 0.30 % 33,000 - 2016 Bolivia 0.30 % 19,000 - 2016 Tajikistan 0.30 % 14,000 - 2016 Peru 0.30 % 70,000 2,200 2016 Italy 0.30 % 130,000 - 2016 Laos 0.30 % 11,000 - 2016 Mexico 0.30 % 220,000 4,200 2016 Armenia 0.20 % 3,300 - 2016 Ireland 0.20 % 6,200 - 2016 Kazakhstan 0.20 % 26,000 - 2016 Kyrgyzstan 0.20 % 8,500 - 2016 Lithuania 0.20 % 2,900 - 2016 Madagascar 0.20 % 31,000 1,600 2016 Nepal 0.20 % 32,000 1,700 2016 Netherlands 0.20 % 23,000 - 2016 Nicaragua 0.20 % 8,900 - 2016 Sudan 0.20 % 56,000 3,000 2016 Sweden 0.20 % 11,000 - 2016 Albania 0.10 % 1,700 - 2016 Australia 0.10 % 25,000 - 2016 Fiji 0.10 % - - 2016 Taiwan 0.10 % 31,620 - 2016 Azerbaijan 0.10 % 9,200 - 2016 Iran 0.10 % 66,000 4,000 2016 Romania 0.10 % 16,000 - 2016 Montenegro 0.10 % - - 2016 Morocco 0.10 % 22,000 - 2016 Pakistan 0.10 % 130,000 5,500 2016 Malta 0.10 % - - 2016 Philippines < 0.10 % 24,936 - April 2015 ( Department of Health ) Algeria - 13,000 - 2016 Bangladesh - 12,000 1,000 2016 Egypt - 11,000 - 2016 Yemen - 9,900 - 2016 Saudi Arabia - 8,200 - 2016 Afghanistan - 7,500 - 2016 Sri Lanka - 4,000 - 2016 Bulgaria - 3,500 - 2016 Czech Republic - 3,400 - 2016 Tunisia - 2,900 - 2016 Serbia - 2,700 - 2016 Lebanon - 2,200 - 2016 Croatia - 1,500 - 2016 Bosnia 0.009 % 350 - 2017 See also AIDS pandemic HIV and men who have sex with men By region : HIV / AIDS in Africa HIV / AIDS in Asia HIV / AIDS in Europe HIV / AIDS in North America HIV / AIDS in South America References This article incorporates public domain material from the CIA World Factbook website https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html. ^ Jump up to : `` CIA world factbook - HIV / AIDS adult prevalence rate ''. ^ Jump up to : `` CIA world factbook - HIV / AIDS people living with ''. ^ Jump up to : `` CIA world factbook - HIV / AIDS deaths ''. 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Question: which african country has the highest rate of hiv
Answer: Swaziland