Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per was 0.0184 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.0184 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 9.1%
World rank
133rd
of 152 countries
All-time high
0.0184 units per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0008 units per square kilometre
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per in Afghanistan, 1990–2023

00.0050.010.0150.021990200620231990: 0.001 units per square kilometre1991: 0.001 units per square kilometre1992: 0.001 units per square kilometre1993: 0.001 units per square kilometre1994: 0.001 units per square kilometre1995: 0.001 units per square kilometre1996: 0.001 units per square kilometre1997: 0.002 units per square kilometre1998: 0.002 units per square kilometre1999: 0.002 units per square kilometre2000: 0.002 units per square kilometre2001: 0.002 units per square kilometre2002: 0.003 units per square kilometre2003: 0.003 units per square kilometre2004: 0.003 units per square kilometre2005: 0.004 units per square kilometre2006: 0.004 units per square kilometre2007: 0.005 units per square kilometre2008: 0.005 units per square kilometre2009: 0.006 units per square kilometre2010: 0.006 units per square kilometre2011: 0.007 units per square kilometre2012: 0.008 units per square kilometre2013: 0.008 units per square kilometre2014: 0.009 units per square kilometre2015: 0.01 units per square kilometre2016: 0.011 units per square kilometre2017: 0.012 units per square kilometre2018: 0.013 units per square kilometre2019: 0.014 units per square kilometre2020: 0.015 units per square kilometre2021: 0.017 units per square kilometre2022: 0.017 units per square kilometre2023: 0.018 units per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

Afghanistan recorded 0.0184 units per square kilometre for adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 9.1% on the previous year and up 122.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per in Afghanistan peaked at 0.0184 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 units per square kilometre, in 1990.

Afghanistan ranks 133rd of 152 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per in Afghanistan, year by year

Annual values for Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per square kilometre in Afghanistan, 1990 to 2023.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1990 0.0008 units per square kilometre
1991 0.0008 units per square kilometre +0.0%
1992 0.0008 units per square kilometre +0.0%
1993 0.0009 units per square kilometre +16.0%
1994 0.0011 units per square kilometre +19.0%
1995 0.0012 units per square kilometre +17.4%
1996 0.0014 units per square kilometre +14.8%
1997 0.0017 units per square kilometre +18.3%
1998 0.0018 units per square kilometre +9.1%
1999 0.002 units per square kilometre +8.3%
2000 0.0021 units per square kilometre +7.7%
2001 0.0025 units per square kilometre +14.3%
2002 0.0028 units per square kilometre +12.5%
2003 0.0031 units per square kilometre +11.1%
2004 0.0034 units per square kilometre +10.0%
2005 0.0038 units per square kilometre +13.6%
2006 0.0043 units per square kilometre +12.0%
2007 0.0046 units per square kilometre +7.1%
2008 0.0052 units per square kilometre +13.3%
2009 0.0057 units per square kilometre +8.8%
2010 0.0061 units per square kilometre +8.1%
2011 0.0069 units per square kilometre +12.5%
2012 0.0075 units per square kilometre +8.9%
2013 0.0083 units per square kilometre +10.2%
2014 0.009 units per square kilometre +9.3%
2015 0.01 units per square kilometre +10.2%
2016 0.0107 units per square kilometre +7.7%
2017 0.0118 units per square kilometre +10.0%
2018 0.0129 units per square kilometre +9.1%
2019 0.014 units per square kilometre +8.3%
2020 0.0152 units per square kilometre +8.8%
2021 0.0169 units per square kilometre +11.1%
2022 0.0169 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2023 0.0184 units per square kilometre +9.1%

Afghanistan compared with similar countries

  • Afghanistan's 0.0184 units per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.2532 units per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Afghanistan's 0.0184 units per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.038 units per square kilometre, 48% of the median. (20 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0012 units per square kilometre 0.0008 units per square kilometre 0.002 units per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0037 units per square kilometre 0.0021 units per square kilometre 0.0057 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0097 units per square kilometre 0.0061 units per square kilometre 0.014 units per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0168 units per square kilometre 0.0152 units per square kilometre 0.0184 units per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 130 Bhutan 0.0262 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 131 Niger 0.0253 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 132 Sweden 0.0214 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 134 United Arab Emirates 0.0155 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 135 New Zealand 0.0152 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 136 Kazakhstan 0.0152 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per in Afghanistan?
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per in Afghanistan was 0.0184 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.0184 units per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 units per square kilometre in 1990.
How does Afghanistan rank for adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per?
Afghanistan ranks 133rd out of 152 countries with data for 2023.
Is adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 122.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Afghanistan 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
153 places, 5,023 data points, 1990–2023
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Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.