Report

The Fifth Botswana AIDS Impact Survey 2021 (BAIS V) Report

Household survey to measure the impact of the national HIV response.

Highlights

The annual incidence of HIV among adults (defined as those aged 15-64 years) in Botswana was 0.2%, which corresponds to approximately 2,200 new cases of HIV per year among adults.

The prevalence of HIV among adults in Botswana was 20.8%, which corresponds to approximately 329,000 adults living with HIV.
The prevalence of HIV among children aged 0-14 years in Botswana was 0.8%, which corresponds to approximately 5,600 children living with HIV.
The prevalence of VLS among all adults living with HIV in Botswana was 91.8%.
Botswana exceeded all UNAIDS 95-95-95 targets at 95.1%, 98.0%, and 97.9% among adults (15-64 years) living with HIV.