Adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with HIV in Madagascar
Madagascar: Adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with HIV was 14,000 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with HIV in Madagascar, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
Analysis
The most recent figure for adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with hiv in Madagascar is 14,000, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.7% on the previous year and up 233.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with hiv in Madagascar peaked at 14,000 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 200, in 1990.
Madagascar ranks 12th of 140 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with HIV in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 200 | — |
| 1991 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 500 | +150.0% |
| 1994 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 570 | +14.0% |
| 1999 | 710 | +24.6% |
| 2000 | 900 | +26.8% |
| 2001 | 1,100 | +22.2% |
| 2002 | 1,400 | +27.3% |
| 2003 | 1,700 | +21.4% |
| 2004 | 2,000 | +17.6% |
| 2005 | 2,400 | +20.0% |
| 2006 | 2,700 | +12.5% |
| 2007 | 2,900 | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 3,200 | +10.3% |
| 2009 | 3,400 | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 3,500 | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 3,600 | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 3,700 | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 3,900 | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 4,200 | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 4,400 | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 4,800 | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 5,200 | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 5,700 | +9.6% |
| 2019 | 6,200 | +8.8% |
| 2020 | 6,700 | +8.1% |
| 2021 | 7,400 | +10.4% |
| 2022 | 7,900 | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 12,000 | +51.9% |
| 2024 | 14,000 | +16.7% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 14,000 is above the median for low income countries, which is 2,100, 6.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 14,000 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,700, 3.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with HIV in Madagascar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +150.0% | 200 | 500 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 438 | 200 | 710 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,170 | 900 | 3,400 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,520 | 3,500 | 6,200 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,600 | 6,700 | 14,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More health data for Madagascar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.87 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4912 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 14,569 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 63 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.071 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0731 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with hiv in Madagascar?
- Adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with hiv in Madagascar was 14,000 in 2024, 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 14,000 in 2024.
- What is the lowest adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with hiv recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 200 in 1990.
- How does Madagascar rank for adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with hiv?
- Madagascar ranks 12th out of 140 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with hiv rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 233.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Madagascar 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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Number of adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with HIV.