HIV infections - Country rankings
* indicates monthly or quarterly data series
Prevalence of HIV, percent of the population ages 15-49, 2024:
The average for 2024 based on 144 countries was 1.43 percent. The highest value was in Swaziland: 23.4 percent and the lowest value was in Afghanistan: 0.1 percent. The indicator is available from 1990 to 2024. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: percent; Source: The World Bank
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| Countries | HIV infections, 2024 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swaziland | 23.4 | 1 | 1990 - 2024 |
| South Africa | 17.2 | 2 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Lesotho | 17.1 | 3 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Botswana | 15.7 | 4 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Mozambique | 11.5 | 5 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Zimbabwe | 9.8 | 6 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Zambia | 9.4 | 7 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Namibia | 9 | 8 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Malawi | 6.2 | 9 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Uganda | 4.9 | 10 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Tanzania | 3.5 | 11 | 1990 - 2024 |
| R. of Congo | 3.2 | 12 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Kenya | 3 | 13 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Gabon | 2.8 | 14 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Cameroon | 2.5 | 15 | 1990 - 2024 |
| C.A. Republic | 2.4 | 16 | 1990 - 2024 |
| G.-Bissau | 2.2 | 17 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Rwanda | 2 | 18 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Ivory Coast | 1.7 | 19 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Angola | 1.6 | 20 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Guyana | 1.6 | 21 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Haiti | 1.6 | 22 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Suriname | 1.6 | 23 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Togo | 1.6 | 24 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Ghana | 1.5 | 25 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Papua N.G. | 1.5 | 26 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Sierra Leone | 1.4 | 27 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Gambia | 1.3 | 28 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Guinea | 1.3 | 29 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Belize | 1.2 | 30 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Nigeria | 1.2 | 31 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Ant.& Barb. | 1.1 | 32 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Bahamas | 1.1 | 33 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Jamaica | 1.1 | 34 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Panama | 1.1 | 35 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Barbados | 1 | 36 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Domin. Rep. | 1 | 37 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Fiji | 1 | 38 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Thailand | 1 | 39 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Burma | 0.9 | 40 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Cape Verde | 0.9 | 41 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Chad | 0.9 | 42 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Djibouti | 0.9 | 43 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Liberia | 0.9 | 44 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Moldova | 0.9 | 45 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Burundi | 0.8 | 46 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Mali | 0.8 | 47 | 1990 - 2024 |
| St. Vincent & ... | 0.8 | 48 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Benin | 0.7 | 49 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Brazil | 0.7 | 50 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Chile | 0.7 | 51 | 1990 - 2024 |
| DR Congo | 0.7 | 52 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Estonia | 0.7 | 53 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Ethiopia | 0.7 | 54 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Colombia | 0.6 | 55 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Costa Rica | 0.6 | 56 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Venezuela | 0.6 | 57 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Burkina Faso | 0.5 | 58 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Cambodia | 0.5 | 59 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Dominica | 0.5 | 60 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Latvia | 0.5 | 61 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Madagascar | 0.5 | 62 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Mexico | 0.5 | 63 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Paraguay | 0.5 | 64 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Portugal | 0.5 | 65 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Argentina | 0.4 | 66 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Armenia | 0.4 | 67 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Bolivia | 0.4 | 68 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Ecuador | 0.4 | 69 | 1990 - 2024 |
| El Salvador | 0.4 | 70 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Eritrea | 0.4 | 71 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Georgia | 0.4 | 72 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Indonesia | 0.4 | 73 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Laos | 0.4 | 74 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Peru | 0.4 | 75 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Saint Lucia | 0.4 | 76 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Tuvalu | 0.4 | 77 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Vietnam | 0.4 | 78 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Greece | 0.3 | 79 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Italy | 0.3 | 80 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Kazakhstan | 0.3 | 81 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 0.3 | 82 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Luxembourg | 0.3 | 83 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Malaysia | 0.3 | 84 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Malta | 0.3 | 85 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Philippines | 0.3 | 86 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Senegal | 0.3 | 87 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Spain | 0.3 | 88 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Belgium | 0.2 | 89 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Bhutan | 0.2 | 90 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Germany | 0.2 | 91 | 2010 - 2024 |
| Guatemala | 0.2 | 92 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Honduras | 0.2 | 93 | 1990 - 2024 |
| India | 0.2 | 94 | 2024 - 2024 |
| Ireland | 0.2 | 95 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Lithuania | 0.2 | 96 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Niger | 0.2 | 97 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Pakistan | 0.2 | 98 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Romania | 0.2 | 99 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Sudan | 0.2 | 100 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Switzerland | 0.2 | 101 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Tajikistan | 0.2 | 102 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Afghanistan | 0.1 | 103 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Albania | 0.1 | 104 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Algeria | 0.1 | 105 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Australia | 0.1 | 106 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Azerbaijan | 0.1 | 107 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Bahrain | 0.1 | 108 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Bangladesh | 0.1 | 109 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Bulgaria | 0.1 | 110 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Comoros | 0.1 | 111 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Croatia | 0.1 | 112 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Denmark | 0.1 | 113 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Egypt | 0.1 | 114 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Iceland | 0.1 | 115 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Iraq | 0.1 | 116 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Jordan | 0.1 | 117 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Kuwait | 0.1 | 118 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Lebanon | 0.1 | 119 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Libya | 0.1 | 120 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Maldives | 0.1 | 121 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Mauritania | 0.1 | 122 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Mongolia | 0.1 | 123 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Montenegro | 0.1 | 124 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Morocco | 0.1 | 125 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Nepal | 0.1 | 126 | 1990 - 2024 |
| New Zealand | 0.1 | 127 | 1990 - 2024 |
| North Macedonia | 0.1 | 128 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Norway | 0.1 | 129 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Oman | 0.1 | 130 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Qatar | 0.1 | 131 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Saudi Arabia | 0.1 | 132 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Serbia | 0.1 | 133 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Singapore | 0.1 | 134 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Slovakia | 0.1 | 135 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Slovenia | 0.1 | 136 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Solomon Isl. | 0.1 | 137 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Somalia | 0.1 | 138 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Sri Lanka | 0.1 | 139 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Syria | 0.1 | 140 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Tunisia | 0.1 | 141 | 1990 - 2024 |
| UA Emirates | 0.1 | 142 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Vanuatu | 0.1 | 143 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Yemen | 0.1 | 144 | 1990 - 2024 |
Definition: Prevalence of HIV refers to the percentage of people ages 15-49 who are infected with HIV.
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