Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per in Malawi
Malawi: Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per was 0.0457 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per in Malawi, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per in Malawi stood at 0.0457 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per in Malawi peaked at 0.088 units per person in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0457 units per person, in 2024.
That places Malawi 9th out of 152 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per in Malawi, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0461 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0549 units per person | +19.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0631 units per person | +15.1% |
| 1993 | 0.069 units per person | +9.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0748 units per person | +8.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0808 units per person | +8.1% |
| 1996 | 0.084 units per person | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0871 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 0.088 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0869 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0857 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0837 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0808 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0772 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0744 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0709 units per person | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0682 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0663 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0644 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0632 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0627 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0616 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0611 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0606 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0596 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0585 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.057 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0554 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.054 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0526 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0512 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0499 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0486 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0474 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0457 units per person | -3.5% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.0457 units per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0056 units per person, 8.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.0457 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0097 units per person, 4.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0735 units per person | 0.0461 units per person | 0.088 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0735 units per person | 0.0632 units per person | 0.0857 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0583 units per person | 0.0526 units per person | 0.0627 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0486 units per person | 0.0457 units per person | 0.0512 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More health data for Malawi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8368 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9312 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 856.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,399 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.61 % 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 0.0714 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per in Malawi?
- Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per in Malawi was 0.0457 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.088 units per person in 1998.
- What is the lowest adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0457 units per person in 2024.
- How does Malawi rank for adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per?
- Malawi ranks 9th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV UNAIDS estimates
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.