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South Sudan

South Sudan appears only through international and donor bodies that compile figures across many countries, and no figures for the country are read directly from a national publisher. PEPFAR's results for the country are broken down by province and count only the sites PEPFAR supports. The assessment of national sources, country by country, is set out on the Methods page.

150,000
People living with HIV, 2025
WHO Global Health Observatory
59.0%
On antiretroviral treatment, 2025
WHO Global Health Observatory
$10.7m
United States HIV disbursements, 2026
ForeignAssistance.gov
$78.1m
External HIV financing, all donors, 2024
OECD Creditor Reporting System
External HIV financing
OECD CRS · ForeignAssistance.gov
$0$25m$50m$75m20112013201520172019202120232025$78.1m$27.6m$50.5m$10.7m
  • All donors
  • United States, OECD record
  • The Global Fund
  • United States, self-reported
YearAll donorsUnited States, OECD recordThe Global FundUnited States, self-reported
2011 $11.1m — $10.7m —
2012 $20.3m $4.5m $15.3m $3.0m
2013 $29.5m $8.7m $19.1m $8.0m
2014 $16.0m $8.4m $7.0m $9.3m
2015 $26.9m $8.3m $16.5m $9.0m
2016 $14.8m $13.7m — $12.0m
2017 $39.0m $19.8m $18.3m $17.4m
2018 $26.5m $15.4m $10.9m $18.4m
2019 $20.7m $4.6m $15.6m $16.6m
2020 $32.3m $17.3m $14.2m $18.0m
2021 $51.3m $26.1m $23.5m $24.2m
2022 $83.6m $32.7m $50.5m $37.3m
2023 $60.9m $32.6m $28.1m $35.7m
2024 $78.1m $27.6m $50.5m $31.8m
2025 — — — $21.6m
2026 — — — $10.7m

16 rows, as drawn above. Values are rounded for display, and the download gives the unrounded values.

Disbursements reported for the country. The OECD record and the United States self-reported record are drawn separately. The two records cover the same United States disbursements, but the OECD record is filed by calendar year and the self-reported record by United States fiscal year.

People living with HIV and people on treatment
UNAIDS AIDSinfo
0100k200k200020032006200920122015201820212024150,00076,000
  • People living with HIV
  • People on treatment
YearPeople living with HIVPeople living with HIV (lower)People living with HIV (upper)People on treatment
2000 110,000 66,000 140,000 —
2001 110,000 73,000 150,000 —
2002 120,000 81,000 160,000 —
2003 130,000 88,000 170,000 —
2004 130,000 96,000 180,000 —
2005 140,000 100,000 180,000 —
2006 140,000 110,000 190,000 —
2007 150,000 110,000 200,000 —
2008 150,000 120,000 200,000 —
2009 160,000 120,000 200,000 —
2010 160,000 130,000 210,000 2,300
2011 170,000 130,000 220,000 3,700
2012 170,000 140,000 220,000 4,600
2013 170,000 140,000 220,000 7,200
2014 170,000 130,000 210,000 11,000
2015 160,000 130,000 200,000 19,000
2016 150,000 120,000 190,000 19,000
2017 140,000 110,000 170,000 24,000
2018 140,000 120,000 170,000 31,000
2019 140,000 120,000 170,000 35,000
2020 150,000 120,000 180,000 42,000
2021 140,000 120,000 170,000 45,000
2022 150,000 120,000 180,000 56,000
2023 150,000 130,000 180,000 68,000
2024 150,000 130,000 180,000 76,000

25 rows, as drawn above. Values are rounded for display, and the download gives the unrounded values.

Modelled estimates. The shaded area is the published uncertainty interval around the number of people living with HIV, because a single estimate without the interval would overstate the precision of the model.

The treatment cascade
UNAIDS AIDSinfo
-20%0%20%40%2010201220142016201820202022202450.0%
  • On treatment
YearOn treatment
2010 1.0%
2011 2.0%
2012 3.0%
2013 4.0%
2014 7.0%
2015 11.0%
2016 13.0%
2017 17.0%
2018 22.0%
2019 24.0%
2020 29.0%
2021 31.0%
2022 38.0%
2023 45.0%
2024 50.0%

15 rows, as drawn above. Values are rounded for display, and the download gives the unrounded values.

Every line is a percentage of all people living with HIV, so the three lines share a denominator and can be compared directly. Viral suppression in the figure is the share of all people living with HIV who are virally suppressed, and not the narrower third 95 target, which counts only people on treatment.

Data-quality flags on South Sudan

People who completed a course of TB preventive therapy, 2020 (PEPFAR Panorama Spotlight). The value moved from 46 in 2019 to 5,571 in 2020, a change of more than threefold in a single year. The move from 46 to 5,571 is likely to reflect a change in which organisations funded by PEPFAR report the figures, or in the scope of the PEPFAR reporting, so the values for 2019 and 2020 are not comparable. Check the figures by reporting organisation before reading a trend across 2019 and 2020.

People who completed a course of TB preventive therapy, 2022 (PEPFAR Panorama Spotlight). The value moved from 2,856 in 2021 to 514 in 2022, a change of more than threefold in a single year. The move from 2,856 to 514 is likely to reflect a change in which organisations funded by PEPFAR report the figures, or in the scope of the PEPFAR reporting, so the values for 2021 and 2022 are not comparable. Check the figures by reporting organisation before reading a trend across 2021 and 2022.

People who completed a course of TB preventive therapy, 2023 (PEPFAR Panorama Spotlight). The value moved from 514 in 2022 to 8,967 in 2023, a change of more than threefold in a single year. The move from 514 to 8,967 is likely to reflect a change in which organisations funded by PEPFAR report the figures, or in the scope of the PEPFAR reporting, so the values for 2022 and 2023 are not comparable. Check the figures by reporting organisation before reading a trend across 2022 and 2023.

Sources of the figures for South Sudan

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SourceTypeRowsIndicators YearsRead fromRetrieved
UNICEF HIV/AIDS dataset Modelled estimate 1,376 5 2010–2025 sdmx.data.unicef.org 2026-10-20
UNAIDS AIDSinfo Modelled estimate 736 29 2000–2024 aidsinfo.unaids.org 2026-10-20
PEPFAR results by province Programme record 314 7 2016–2025 data.pepfar.gov 2026-10-12
WHO Global Health Observatory Modelled estimate 232 11 2000–2025 ghoapi.azureedge.net 2026-10-12
PEPFAR results by funding agency and province Programme record 194 6 2018–2025 data.pepfar.gov 2026-10-12
WHO Global Tuberculosis Programme Programme record 129 17 2011–2025 extranet.who.int 2026-10-16
PEPFAR Panorama Spotlight Programme record 74 10 2018–2025 data.pepfar.gov 2026-10-12
Global Fund Data Service Programme record 68 9 2017–2025 fetch.theglobalfund.org 2026-10-12
ForeignAssistance.gov Expenditure account 61 5 2012–2026 foreignassistance.gov 2026-10-29
World Bank Open Data Modelled estimate 51 2 2000–2025 api.worldbank.org 2026-10-12
PEPFAR results by funding agency Programme record 48 6 2018–2025 data.pepfar.gov 2026-10-12
PEPFAR testing by modality Programme record 48 6 2018–2025 data.pepfar.gov 2026-10-12
IATI, through d-portal Expenditure account 47 3 2005–2026 d-portal.org 2026-10-12
OECD Creditor Reporting System Expenditure account 40 3 2011–2024 sdmx.oecd.org 2026-10-12
PEPFAR budgets and expenditure Expenditure account 40 8 2021–2025 data.pepfar.gov 2026-10-12
WHO HIV testing services dashboard Programme record 40 5 2018–2023 eic-database-290813.ew.r.appspot.com 2026-10-14
UNAIDS Global AIDS Monitoring expenditure database Expenditure account 29 11 2015–2017 hivfinancial.unaids.org 2026-10-12
WHO Global Health Expenditure Database Expenditure account 21 7 2017–2019 apps.who.int 2026-10-12
PEPFAR operating-unit budgets Expenditure account 17 2 2007–2020 data.pepfar.gov 2026-10-12
PEPFAR commodity procurement plans Expenditure account 16 4 2019–2025 data.pepfar.gov 2026-10-12
UNAIDS Data 2025 country databook Expenditure account 8 2 2015–2020 aidsinfo.unaids.org 2026-10-15
Global Fund allocations Expenditure account 4 1 2017–2026 fetch.theglobalfund.org 2026-10-12
PEPFAR human resources for health inventory Expenditure account 3 3 2025 data.pepfar.gov 2026-10-12

Indicators held

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IndicatorDomainUnitRows YearsSourcesMost recent value
Actual expenditure on collaborative TB/HIV activities Financing USD 7 2017–2023 WHO Global Tuberculosis Programme $0 (2023)
Budget required for collaborative TB/HIV activities Financing USD 8 2018–2025 WHO Global Tuberculosis Programme $0 (2025)
Country-reported HIV expenditure, all sources Financing USD 5 2012–2017 UNAIDS AIDSinfo, UNAIDS Global AIDS Monitoring expenditure database $25.0m (2017)
Domestic funding received by the national TB programme Financing USD 3 2020–2023 WHO Global Tuberculosis Programme $0 (2023)
Domestic public HIV expenditure Financing USD 7 2015–2020 UNAIDS Data 2025 country databook, UNAIDS Global AIDS Monitoring expenditure database $1.0m (2020)
Expected Global Fund funding for the national TB programme Financing USD 8 2018–2025 WHO Global Tuberculosis Programme $1.9m (2025)
Expected USAID funding for the national TB programme Financing USD 5 2020–2025 WHO Global Tuberculosis Programme $0 (2025)
Expected domestic funding for the national TB programme Financing USD 5 2020–2025 WHO Global Tuberculosis Programme $0 (2025)
Expected funding for collaborative TB/HIV activities Financing USD 8 2018–2025 WHO Global Tuberculosis Programme $0 (2025)
External HIV and STD spending, national health accounts Financing USD 3 2017–2019 WHO Global Health Expenditure Database $10.5m (2019)
External HIV financing (all donors, ODA) Financing USD 14 2011–2024 OECD Creditor Reporting System $78.1m (2024)
External HIV financing from governments other than the United States (IATI) Financing USD 13 2012–2026 IATI, through d-portal $482k (2026)
External HIV financing from multilateral bodies other than the Global Fund (IATI) Financing USD 15 2012–2026 IATI, through d-portal $8.5m (2026)
External HIV financing from the United States (ODA) Financing USD 28 2012–2026 ForeignAssistance.gov, OECD Creditor Reporting System $10.7m (2026)
Funding received for collaborative TB/HIV activities Financing USD 7 2017–2023 WHO Global Tuberculosis Programme $0 (2023)
Global Fund HIV allocation for a whole three-year cycle, not an annual figure Financing USD per three-year allocation cycle 4 2017–2026 Global Fund allocations 59,958,502 (2026)
Global Fund HIV disbursements to the country Financing USD 32 2005–2026 IATI, through d-portal, OECD Creditor Reporting System $24.3m (2026)
Global Fund funding received by the national TB programme Financing USD 8 2017–2024 WHO Global Tuberculosis Programme $1.9m (2024)
Government HIV and STD spending as a share of government health spending Financing percent 3 2017–2019 WHO Global Health Expenditure Database 0.5% (2019)
Government HIV and STD spending, national health accounts Financing USD 3 2017–2019 WHO Global Health Expenditure Database $203k (2019)
HIV and STD spending as a share of all external health spending Financing percent 3 2017–2019 WHO Global Health Expenditure Database 7.6% (2019)
HIV and STD spending as a share of all health spending Financing percent 3 2017–2019 WHO Global Health Expenditure Database 3.1% (2019)
HIV and STD spending, national health accounts Financing USD 3 2017–2019 WHO Global Health Expenditure Database $11.2m (2019)
HIV spending on TB/HIV co-infection Financing USD 1 2017 UNAIDS Global AIDS Monitoring expenditure database $2k (2017)
HIV spending on community mobilisation and system strengthening Financing USD 3 2015–2017 UNAIDS Global AIDS Monitoring expenditure database $9k (2017)
HIV spending on critical enablers Financing USD 3 2015–2017 UNAIDS Global AIDS Monitoring expenditure database $38k (2017)
HIV spending on governance and sustainability Financing USD 3 2015–2017 UNAIDS Global AIDS Monitoring expenditure database $2.0m (2017)
HIV spending on prevention Financing USD 3 2015–2017 UNAIDS Global AIDS Monitoring expenditure database $311k (2017)
HIV spending on prevention of vertical transmission Financing USD 3 2015–2017 UNAIDS Global AIDS Monitoring expenditure database $54k (2017)
HIV spending on programmes for children and adolescents Financing USD 1 2017 UNAIDS Global AIDS Monitoring expenditure database $12k (2017)
HIV spending on treatment, care and support Financing USD 3 2015–2017 UNAIDS Global AIDS Monitoring expenditure database $22.7m (2017)
International HIV expenditure (country-reported) Financing USD 7 2015–2020 UNAIDS Data 2025 country databook, UNAIDS Global AIDS Monitoring expenditure database $24.0m (2020)
PEPFAR expenditure, HHS/CDC Financing USD 5 2021–2025 PEPFAR budgets and expenditure $20.0m (2025)
PEPFAR expenditure, USAID Financing USD 5 2021–2025 PEPFAR budgets and expenditure $8.1m (2025)
PEPFAR expenditure, all US agencies Financing USD 8 2018–2025 PEPFAR budgets and expenditure, PEPFAR operating-unit budgets $28.0m (2025)
PEPFAR expenditure, other US agencies Financing USD 5 2021–2025 PEPFAR budgets and expenditure $0 (2025)
PEPFAR planned commodity procurement, like for like Financing USD 4 2019–2025 PEPFAR commodity procurement plans $279k (2025)
PEPFAR planned funding (budget), all US agencies Financing USD 19 2007–2025 PEPFAR budgets and expenditure, PEPFAR operating-unit budgets $40.1m (2025)
PEPFAR planned funding, HHS/CDC Financing USD 5 2021–2025 PEPFAR budgets and expenditure $25.0m (2025)
PEPFAR planned funding, USAID Financing USD 5 2021–2025 PEPFAR budgets and expenditure $11.1m (2025)
PEPFAR planned funding, other US agencies Financing USD 5 2021–2025 PEPFAR budgets and expenditure $4.1m (2025)
PEPFAR planned procurement of antiretroviral drugs Financing USD 4 2019–2025 PEPFAR commodity procurement plans $0 (2025)
PEPFAR planned procurement of laboratory commodities Financing USD 4 2019–2025 PEPFAR commodity procurement plans $0 (2025)
PEPFAR planned procurement of rapid test kits Financing USD 4 2019–2025 PEPFAR commodity procurement plans $0 (2025)
PEPFAR spend on staff, human resources for health inventory Financing USD 1 2025 PEPFAR human resources for health inventory $14.2m (2025)
PEPFAR-funded staff delivering services, full-time equivalents Financing count 1 2025 PEPFAR human resources for health inventory 753 (2025)
PEPFAR-funded staff, full-time equivalents Financing count 1 2025 PEPFAR human resources for health inventory 1,076 (2025)
Private HIV and STD spending, national health accounts Financing USD 3 2017–2019 WHO Global Health Expenditure Database $500k (2019)
US HIV disbursements managed by Health and Human Services Financing USD 14 2013–2026 ForeignAssistance.gov $6.1m (2026)
US HIV disbursements managed by USAID Financing USD 15 2012–2026 ForeignAssistance.gov $350 (2026)
US HIV disbursements managed by other US agencies Financing USD 15 2012–2026 ForeignAssistance.gov $0 (2026)
US HIV disbursements managed by the State Department Financing USD 2 2025–2026 ForeignAssistance.gov $4.6m (2026)
USAID funding received by the national TB programme Financing USD 3 2020–2023 WHO Global Tuberculosis Programme $0 (2023)
% of ALL PLHIV who are virally suppressed Treatment cascade percent 2 2019 UNAIDS AIDSinfo, WHO Global Health Observatory 19.0% (2019)
% of PLHIV on ART (second 95, PLHIV base) Treatment cascade percent 68 2000–2025 UNAIDS AIDSinfo, WHO Global Health Observatory 59.0% (2025)
% of PLHIV who have been diagnosed (first 95) Treatment cascade percent 1 2024 UNAIDS AIDSinfo By population group, sex or age only, to 2024
% of estimated HIV-positive incident TB cases on TB treatment and ART Treatment cascade percent 14 2011–2024 UNAIDS AIDSinfo 62.5% (2024)
% of people currently enrolled in HIV treatment started on TB preventive therapy Treatment cascade percent 3 2019–2021 UNAIDS AIDSinfo 8.1% (2021)
% of people newly enrolled in HIV treatment diagnosed with TB disease Treatment cascade percent 6 2014–2021 UNAIDS AIDSinfo 9.8% (2021)
% of people newly enrolled in HIV treatment started on TB preventive therapy Treatment cascade percent 2 2019–2023 UNAIDS AIDSinfo 65.4% (2023)
% of people on ART who are virally suppressed (third 95) Treatment cascade percent 46 2017–2025 PEPFAR results by province, WHO Global Health Observatory 80.0% (2019)
% of returned HIV test results that were positive Treatment cascade percent 26 2018–2023 UNAIDS AIDSinfo, WHO Global Health Observatory, WHO HIV testing services dashboard 2.3% (2023)
HIV self-test kits distributed Treatment cascade count 2 2022–2023 WHO HIV testing services dashboard 43,400 (2023)
HIV tests performed at a health facility Treatment cascade count 13 2018–2025 PEPFAR testing by modality, WHO HIV testing services dashboard 161,920 (2025)
HIV tests performed through community outreach Treatment cascade count 11 2018–2025 PEPFAR testing by modality, WHO HIV testing services dashboard 59,935 (2025)
HIV tests performed with the result returned to the person Treatment cascade count 102 2016–2025 Global Fund Data Service, PEPFAR Panorama Spotlight, PEPFAR results by province, PEPFAR testing by modality, UNAIDS AIDSinfo, WHO Global Health Observatory, WHO HIV testing services dashboard 221,855 (2025)
HIV-exposed infants tested within two months of birth Treatment cascade percent 10 2015–2024 UNAIDS AIDSinfo 36.0% (2024)
HIV-positive TB patients started or continued on ART Treatment cascade count 19 2015–2025 Global Fund Data Service, WHO Global Tuberculosis Programme 2,211 (2025)
Key-population people tested for HIV (count over the period) Treatment cascade count 9 2017–2025 Global Fund Data Service By population group, sex or age only, to 2025
Newly diagnosed at HHS/CDC-funded partners (MER HTS_TST_POS) Treatment cascade count 48 2018–2025 PEPFAR results by funding agency, PEPFAR results by funding agency and province 1,698 (2025)
Newly diagnosed at USAID-funded partners (MER HTS_TST_POS) Treatment cascade count 46 2018–2025 PEPFAR results by funding agency, PEPFAR results by funding agency and province 1,032 (2025)
Newly enrolled on ART at HHS/CDC-funded partners (MER TX_NEW) Treatment cascade count 48 2018–2025 PEPFAR results by funding agency, PEPFAR results by funding agency and province 1,845 (2025)
Newly enrolled on ART at USAID-funded partners (MER TX_NEW) Treatment cascade count 26 2018–2025 PEPFAR results by funding agency, PEPFAR results by funding agency and province 1,026 (2025)
Number newly diagnosed HIV-positive (PEPFAR MER HTS_TST_POS) Treatment cascade count 68 2016–2025 PEPFAR Panorama Spotlight, PEPFAR results by province, PEPFAR testing by modality 2,730 (2025)
Number of PLHIV virally suppressed (VL<1000) Treatment cascade count 53 2017–2025 PEPFAR Panorama Spotlight, PEPFAR results by province 37,621 (2025)
Number of people on ART (PEPFAR MER TX_CURR) Treatment cascade count 139 2000–2025 Global Fund Data Service, PEPFAR Panorama Spotlight, PEPFAR results by province, UNAIDS AIDSinfo, WHO Global Health Observatory, WHO Global Tuberculosis Programme 88,128 (2025)
PMTCT ART coverage among pregnant women with HIV Treatment cascade percent 31 2010–2025 UNAIDS AIDSinfo, UNICEF HIV/AIDS dataset 83.0% (2025)
People living with HIV in care screened for TB Treatment cascade count 4 2017–2020 Global Fund Data Service 47,897 (2020)
People living with HIV on ART who started TB preventive therapy Treatment cascade count 2 2024–2025 Global Fund Data Service 24,179 (2025)
People newly diagnosed at a health facility Treatment cascade count 8 2018–2025 PEPFAR testing by modality 1,681 (2025)
People newly diagnosed through community outreach Treatment cascade count 8 2018–2025 PEPFAR testing by modality 1,049 (2025)
People newly enrolled on ART during the year Treatment cascade count 68 2014–2025 PEPFAR Panorama Spotlight, PEPFAR results by province, WHO Global Tuberculosis Programme 2,871 (2025)
People on ART at HHS/CDC-funded partners (MER TX_CURR) Treatment cascade count 48 2018–2025 PEPFAR results by funding agency, PEPFAR results by funding agency and province 49,429 (2025)
People on ART at USAID-funded partners (MER TX_CURR) Treatment cascade count 26 2018–2025 PEPFAR results by funding agency, PEPFAR results by funding agency and province 17,610 (2025)
People who completed a course of TB preventive therapy Treatment cascade count 7 2019–2025 PEPFAR Panorama Spotlight 5,223 (2025)
Pregnant women tested for HIV in antenatal care Treatment cascade percent 7 2018–2024 UNAIDS AIDSinfo 79.0% (2024)
Pregnant women with HIV who received ARVs for PMTCT Treatment cascade count 48 2010–2025 Global Fund Data Service, PEPFAR Panorama Spotlight, UNAIDS AIDSinfo, WHO Global Health Observatory 4,497 (2025)
TB patients recorded as HIV-positive Treatment cascade count 18 2015–2025 PEPFAR Panorama Spotlight, WHO Global Tuberculosis Programme 347 (2025)
TB patients with an HIV test result recorded Treatment cascade count 27 2015–2025 Global Fund Data Service, PEPFAR Panorama Spotlight, WHO Global Tuberculosis Programme 2,815 (2025)
AIDS-related deaths Epidemic estimates count 681 2000–2025 UNAIDS AIDSinfo, UNICEF HIV/AIDS dataset, WHO Global Health Observatory 4,400 (2025)
Deaths from TB among people living with HIV Epidemic estimates count 28 2011–2024 UNAIDS AIDSinfo, WHO Global Tuberculosis Programme 1,000 (2024)
HIV prevalence among a key population Epidemic estimates percent 1 2024 UNAIDS AIDSinfo By population group, sex or age only, to 2024
HIV prevalence, ages 15-49 Epidemic estimates percent 50 2000–2024 UNAIDS AIDSinfo, World Bank Open Data 1.5% (2024)
Incident TB cases among people living with HIV Epidemic estimates count 28 2011–2024 UNAIDS AIDSinfo, WHO Global Tuberculosis Programme 3,600 (2024)
New HIV infections Epidemic estimates count 585 2000–2025 UNAIDS AIDSinfo, UNICEF HIV/AIDS dataset, WHO Global Health Observatory 6,100 (2025)
People living with HIV Epidemic estimates count 681 2000–2025 UNAIDS AIDSinfo, UNICEF HIV/AIDS dataset, WHO Global Health Observatory 150,000 (2025)
Key-population members reached by prevention programmes Prevention and outreach percent 1 2024 UNAIDS AIDSinfo By population group, sex or age only, to 2024
Key-population people reached by outreach (count over the period) Prevention and outreach count 9 2017–2025 Global Fund Data Service By population group, sex or age only, to 2025
Male condoms distributed in a year Prevention and outreach count 4 2019–2024 UNAIDS AIDSinfo 15,213,000 (2024)
People receiving PrEP Prevention and outreach count 18 2022–2025 PEPFAR Panorama Spotlight, PEPFAR results by province, UNAIDS AIDSinfo 1,327 (2025)
Voluntary medical male circumcisions performed Prevention and outreach count 6 2018–2024 UNAIDS AIDSinfo 8,226 (2024)
Estimated pregnant women with HIV needing ARVs for PMTCT Population denominators count 31 2010–2025 UNAIDS AIDSinfo, WHO Global Health Observatory 5,400 (2025)
Estimated size of a key population Population denominators count 2 2024 UNAIDS AIDSinfo By population group, sex or age only, to 2024
Total population Population denominators count 26 2000–2025 World Bank Open Data 12,188,788 (2025)
Share of HIV-exposed infants who acquire HIV — percent 31 2010–2025 UNAIDS AIDSinfo, UNICEF HIV/AIDS dataset 18.2% (2025)

Every row shown on the South Sudan page is in the panel download, with the source URL and the retrieval date of the row attached. See Data.