Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV in Syria
Syria: Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV was 850 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV in Syria, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
Syria recorded 850 for adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.2% on the previous year and up 70.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv in Syria peaked at 850 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 100, in 1990.
That places Syria 136th out of 152 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV in Syria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 100 | — |
| 1991 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 200 | +100.0% |
| 1996 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 200 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 500 | +150.0% |
| 2001 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 510 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 550 | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 580 | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 570 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 520 | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 500 | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 550 | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 600 | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 630 | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 670 | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 730 | +9.0% |
| 2023 | 800 | +9.6% |
| 2024 | 850 | +6.2% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 850 is below the median for low income countries, which is 85,500, 1% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Syria's 850 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5,450, 16% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 150 | 100 | 200 | 10 |
| 2000s | 501 | 500 | 510 | 10 |
| 2010s | 537 | 500 | 600 | 10 |
| 2020s | 736 | 630 | 850 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More health data for Syria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8632 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,491 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 7.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0503 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 7.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0528 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv in Syria?
- Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv in Syria was 850 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 850 in 2024.
- What is the lowest adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 in 1990.
- How does Syria rank for adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv?
- Syria ranks 136th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with hiv rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, published as part of Adults (ages 15+) and children (0-14 years) living with HIV. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adults and children living with HIV refers to the number of people ages 0-49 (adult ages 15-49 and children ages 0-14) who are infected with HIV.