Adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV in Myanmar
Myanmar: Adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV was 11,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV in Myanmar, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 11,000 for adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with hiv in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with hiv in Myanmar peaked at 26,000 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11,000, in 1990.
That places Myanmar 20th out of 146 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11,000 | — |
| 1991 | 18,000 | +63.6% |
| 1992 | 18,000 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 15,000 | -16.7% |
| 1994 | 14,000 | -6.7% |
| 1995 | 15,000 | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 16,000 | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 19,000 | +18.8% |
| 1998 | 21,000 | +10.5% |
| 1999 | 24,000 | +14.3% |
| 2000 | 26,000 | +8.3% |
| 2001 | 26,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 25,000 | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 25,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 24,000 | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 23,000 | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 22,000 | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 21,000 | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 19,000 | -9.5% |
| 2009 | 18,000 | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 18,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 17,000 | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 17,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 16,000 | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 16,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 15,000 | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 14,000 | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 13,000 | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 12,000 | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 12,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 11,000 | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 12,000 | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 12,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 11,000 | -8.3% |
| 2024 | 11,000 | +0.0% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 11,000 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,100, 3.5× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 11,000 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,250, 8.8× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV in Myanmar 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +63.6% | 11,000 | 18,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17,100 | 11,000 | 24,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 22,900 | 18,000 | 26,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,000 | 12,000 | 18,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,400 | 11,000 | 12,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More health data for Myanmar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.11 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1576 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,973 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.759 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0387 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.8351 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0409 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with hiv in Myanmar?
- Adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with hiv in Myanmar was 11,000 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
- What is the highest adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with hiv recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 26,000 in 2000.
- What is the lowest adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with hiv recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,000 in 1990.
- How does Myanmar rank for adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with hiv?
- Myanmar ranks 20th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with hiv rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), published as part of Adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV.