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 10.61 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per in Malawi, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per in Malawi stood at 10.61 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per in Malawi peaked at 10.61 units per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4.67 units per square kilometre, in 1990.
Malawi ranks 3rd of 152 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per in Malawi, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.67 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 5.73 units per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 1992 | 6.79 units per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 1993 | 7.53 units per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1994 | 8.06 units per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1995 | 8.7 units per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1996 | 9.23 units per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 9.76 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 10.08 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 10.18 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 10.29 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 10.29 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 10.18 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 9.97 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 9.86 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 9.65 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 9.55 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 9.55 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 9.55 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9.65 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 9.86 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 9.97 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 10.18 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 10.39 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 10.5 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 10.61 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 10.61 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10.61 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10.61 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10.61 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10.61 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10.61 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 10.61 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 10.61 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 10.61 units per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2532 units per square kilometre, 41.9× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 10.61 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.628 units per square kilometre, 16.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.07 units per square kilometre | 4.67 units per square kilometre | 10.18 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.85 units per square kilometre | 9.55 units per square kilometre | 10.29 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.39 units per square kilometre | 9.86 units per square kilometre | 10.61 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.61 units per square kilometre | 10.61 units per square kilometre | 10.61 units per square kilometre | 4 |
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 10.61 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 Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 10.61 units per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.67 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Malawi rank for adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per?
- Malawi ranks 3rd 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 Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV UNAIDS estimates
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.