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

Sri Lanka: Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per was 0.0873 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.0873 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 5.9%
World rank
106th
of 152 countries
All-time high
0.0873 units per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0016 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 Sri Lanka, 1990–2023

00.020.040.060.081990200620231990: 0.002 units per square kilometre1991: 0.003 units per square kilometre1992: 0.003 units per square kilometre1993: 0.008 units per square kilometre1994: 0.008 units per square kilometre1995: 0.011 units per square kilometre1996: 0.016 units per square kilometre1997: 0.022 units per square kilometre1998: 0.027 units per square kilometre1999: 0.035 units per square kilometre2000: 0.04 units per square kilometre2001: 0.046 units per square kilometre2002: 0.051 units per square kilometre2003: 0.056 units per square kilometre2004: 0.059 units per square kilometre2005: 0.062 units per square kilometre2006: 0.064 units per square kilometre2007: 0.065 units per square kilometre2008: 0.065 units per square kilometre2009: 0.065 units per square kilometre2010: 0.064 units per square kilometre2011: 0.062 units per square kilometre2012: 0.062 units per square kilometre2013: 0.062 units per square kilometre2014: 0.062 units per square kilometre2015: 0.063 units per square kilometre2016: 0.065 units per square kilometre2017: 0.066 units per square kilometre2018: 0.07 units per square kilometre2019: 0.073 units per square kilometre2020: 0.076 units per square kilometre2021: 0.079 units per square kilometre2022: 0.082 units per square kilometre2023: 0.087 units per square kilometre

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

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 0.0873 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 5.9% on the previous year and up 40.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0873 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0016 units per square kilometre, in 1990.

That places Sri Lanka 106th out of 152 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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 Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, 1990 to 2023.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1990 0.0016 units per square kilometre
1991 0.0032 units per square kilometre +100.0%
1992 0.0032 units per square kilometre +0.0%
1993 0.008 units per square kilometre +150.0%
1994 0.008 units per square kilometre +0.0%
1995 0.0113 units per square kilometre +42.0%
1996 0.0159 units per square kilometre +40.8%
1997 0.0223 units per square kilometre +40.0%
1998 0.0271 units per square kilometre +21.4%
1999 0.0351 units per square kilometre +29.4%
2000 0.0399 units per square kilometre +13.6%
2001 0.0462 units per square kilometre +16.0%
2002 0.051 units per square kilometre +10.3%
2003 0.0558 units per square kilometre +9.4%
2004 0.059 units per square kilometre +5.7%
2005 0.0622 units per square kilometre +5.4%
2006 0.0638 units per square kilometre +2.6%
2007 0.0654 units per square kilometre +2.5%
2008 0.0654 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2009 0.0654 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2010 0.0638 units per square kilometre -2.4%
2011 0.0622 units per square kilometre -2.5%
2012 0.0622 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2013 0.0622 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2014 0.0622 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2015 0.063 units per square kilometre +1.3%
2016 0.0646 units per square kilometre +2.6%
2017 0.0662 units per square kilometre +2.5%
2018 0.0695 units per square kilometre +4.9%
2019 0.0727 units per square kilometre +4.7%
2020 0.076 units per square kilometre +4.5%
2021 0.0792 units per square kilometre +4.3%
2022 0.0824 units per square kilometre +4.1%
2023 0.0873 units per square kilometre +5.9%

Sri Lanka compared with similar countries

  • Sri Lanka's 0.0873 units per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2065 units per square kilometre, 42% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
  • Sri Lanka's 0.0873 units per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.1231 units per square kilometre, 71% of the median. (5 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV, per in Sri Lanka 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.

YearChange FromTo
1993 +150.0% 0.0032 units per square kilometre 0.008 units per square kilometre
1991 +100.0% 0.0016 units per square kilometre 0.0032 units per square kilometre

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0136 units per square kilometre 0.0016 units per square kilometre 0.0351 units per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0574 units per square kilometre 0.0399 units per square kilometre 0.0654 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0649 units per square kilometre 0.0622 units per square kilometre 0.0727 units per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0812 units per square kilometre 0.076 units per square kilometre 0.0873 units per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 103 Peru 0.0938 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 104 Mali 0.0901 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 105 Kuwait 0.0898 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 107 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.0867 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 108 Romania 0.0782 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 109 Qatar 0.0705 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 Sri Lanka?
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per in Sri Lanka was 0.0873 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 Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.0873 units per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0016 units per square kilometre in 1990.
How does Sri Lanka rank for adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv, per?
Sri Lanka ranks 106th 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 Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 40.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sri Lanka 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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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)

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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.