Adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with HIV in Australia

Australia: Adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with HIV was 500 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
500
Change on year
down 5.7%
World rank
87th
of 140 countries
All-time high
920
in 2009
All-time low
500
in 2022
Years of data
33
1990–2022

Adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with HIV in Australia, 1990–2022

02004006008001.0k1990200620221990: 8401991: 7301992: 6501993: 5901994: 5601995: 5501996: 5601997: 5801998: 6101999: 6502000: 6902001: 7302002: 7702003: 8102004: 8402005: 8602006: 8802007: 9002008: 9102009: 9202010: 9202011: 9102012: 9002013: 8902014: 8602015: 8302016: 8002017: 7602018: 7202019: 6602020: 6002021: 5302022: 500

Source: UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).

Analysis

Australia recorded 500 for adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with hiv in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.

The figure is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 44.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with hiv in Australia peaked at 920 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 500, in 2022.

Australia ranks 87th of 140 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with HIV in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with HIV in Australia, 1990 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1990 840
1991 730 -13.1%
1992 650 -11.0%
1993 590 -9.2%
1994 560 -5.1%
1995 550 -1.8%
1996 560 +1.8%
1997 580 +3.6%
1998 610 +5.2%
1999 650 +6.6%
2000 690 +6.2%
2001 730 +5.8%
2002 770 +5.5%
2003 810 +5.2%
2004 840 +3.7%
2005 860 +2.4%
2006 880 +2.3%
2007 900 +2.3%
2008 910 +1.1%
2009 920 +1.1%
2010 920 +0.0%
2011 910 -1.1%
2012 900 -1.1%
2013 890 -1.1%
2014 860 -3.4%
2015 830 -3.5%
2016 800 -3.6%
2017 760 -5.0%
2018 720 -5.3%
2019 660 -8.3%
2020 600 -9.1%
2021 530 -11.7%
2022 500 -5.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 632 550 840 10
2000s 831 690 920 10
2010s 825 660 920 10
2020s 543.33 500 600 3

Countries ranked near Australia

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  6. 87 Bulgaria 500 compare
  7. 87 Djibouti 500 compare
  8. 87 Eritrea 500 compare
  9. 87 Guyana 500 compare
  10. 87 Honduras 500 compare
  11. 87 Libya 500 compare
  12. 87 Netherlands 500 compare
  13. 87 Romania 500 compare
  14. 87 Somalia 500 compare
  15. 87 Sri Lanka 500 compare
  16. 87 Suriname 500 compare
  17. 87 Switzerland 500 compare
  18. 87 Tajikistan 500 compare

See the full ranking of 141 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with hiv in Australia?
Adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with hiv in Australia was 500 in 2022, according to UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
What is the highest adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with hiv recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 920 in 2009.
What is the lowest adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with hiv recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 500 in 2022.
How does Australia rank for adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with hiv?
Australia ranks 87th out of 140 countries with data for 2022.
Is adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with hiv rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is down 44.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), published as part of Adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with HIV. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with HIV
Source
UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
141 places, 4,878 data points, 1990–2024
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Number of adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with HIV.