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

Saudi Arabia: Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per was 0.0056 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0056 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 9.1%
World rank
146th
of 152 countries
All-time high
0.0056 units per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0011 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 Saudi Arabia, 1990–2023

0.0010.0020.0030.0040.0050.0061990200620231990: 0.001 units per square kilometre1991: 0.001 units per square kilometre1992: 0.002 units per square kilometre1993: 0.002 units per square kilometre1994: 0.002 units per square kilometre1995: 0.002 units per square kilometre1996: 0.003 units per square kilometre1997: 0.003 units per square kilometre1998: 0.003 units per square kilometre1999: 0.004 units per square kilometre2000: 0.004 units per square kilometre2001: 0.004 units per square kilometre2002: 0.004 units per square kilometre2003: 0.004 units per square kilometre2004: 0.004 units per square kilometre2005: 0.004 units per square kilometre2006: 0.004 units per square kilometre2007: 0.004 units per square kilometre2008: 0.004 units per square kilometre2009: 0.004 units per square kilometre2010: 0.004 units per square kilometre2011: 0.004 units per square kilometre2012: 0.003 units per square kilometre2013: 0.003 units per square kilometre2014: 0.003 units per square kilometre2015: 0.003 units per square kilometre2016: 0.003 units per square kilometre2017: 0.004 units per square kilometre2018: 0.004 units per square kilometre2019: 0.004 units per square kilometre2020: 0.004 units per square kilometre2021: 0.004 units per square kilometre2022: 0.005 units per square kilometre2023: 0.006 units per square kilometre

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 Saudi Arabia stood at 0.0056 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.1% on the previous year and up 62.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.0056 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0011 units per square kilometre, in 1990.

Saudi Arabia ranks 146th of 152 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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 Saudi Arabia, year by year

Annual values for Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, 1990 to 2023.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1990 0.0011 units per square kilometre
1991 0.0013 units per square kilometre +20.8%
1992 0.0016 units per square kilometre +20.7%
1993 0.0019 units per square kilometre +17.1%
1994 0.0022 units per square kilometre +14.6%
1995 0.0025 units per square kilometre +12.8%
1996 0.0028 units per square kilometre +13.2%
1997 0.0031 units per square kilometre +11.7%
1998 0.0034 units per square kilometre +9.0%
1999 0.0036 units per square kilometre +5.5%
2000 0.0038 units per square kilometre +5.2%
2001 0.0039 units per square kilometre +3.7%
2002 0.004 units per square kilometre +2.4%
2003 0.004 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2004 0.004 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2005 0.004 units per square kilometre -1.2%
2006 0.0039 units per square kilometre -1.2%
2007 0.0038 units per square kilometre -2.4%
2008 0.0038 units per square kilometre -1.2%
2009 0.0037 units per square kilometre -2.5%
2010 0.0036 units per square kilometre -1.3%
2011 0.0035 units per square kilometre -2.6%
2012 0.0035 units per square kilometre -1.3%
2013 0.0034 units per square kilometre -1.3%
2014 0.0034 units per square kilometre -1.4%
2015 0.0034 units per square kilometre +1.4%
2016 0.0035 units per square kilometre +1.4%
2017 0.0036 units per square kilometre +2.7%
2018 0.0037 units per square kilometre +3.9%
2019 0.0039 units per square kilometre +5.0%
2020 0.0041 units per square kilometre +6.0%
2021 0.0045 units per square kilometre +7.9%
2022 0.0051 units per square kilometre +14.6%
2023 0.0056 units per square kilometre +9.1%

Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries

  • Saudi Arabia's 0.0056 units per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1319 units per square kilometre, 4% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
  • Saudi Arabia's 0.0056 units per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.038 units per square kilometre, 15% of the median. (20 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0024 units per square kilometre 0.0011 units per square kilometre 0.0036 units per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0039 units per square kilometre 0.0037 units per square kilometre 0.004 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0036 units per square kilometre 0.0034 units per square kilometre 0.0039 units per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0048 units per square kilometre 0.0041 units per square kilometre 0.0056 units per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

  1. 143 Canada 0.0074 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 144 Iraq 0.0062 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 145 Mauritania 0.0058 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 147 Iceland 0.005 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 148 Syrian Arab Republic 0.0044 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 149 Libya 0.0041 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 Saudi Arabia?
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per in Saudi Arabia was 0.0056 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 Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 0.0056 units per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0011 units per square kilometre in 1990.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per?
Saudi Arabia ranks 146th 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 Saudi Arabia?
Over the last ten years it is up 62.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Saudi Arabia 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
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
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.