Adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV in New Zealand

New Zealand: Adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV was 100 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
100
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
120th
of 146 countries
All-time high
200
in 1990
All-time low
100
in 1991
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV in New Zealand, 1990–2024

0501001502001990200720241990: 2001991: 1001992: 1001993: 1001994: 1001995: 1001996: 1001997: 1001998: 1001999: 1002000: 1002001: 2002002: 2002003: 2002004: 2002005: 2002006: 2002007: 2002008: 2002009: 2002010: 2002011: 2002012: 2002013: 2002014: 2002015: 2002016: 2002017: 2002018: 2002019: 2002020: 1002021: 1002022: 1002023: 1002024: 100

Source: UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).

Analysis

In 2024, adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with hiv in New Zealand stood at 100. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with hiv in New Zealand peaked at 200 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 100, in 1991.

That places New Zealand 120th out of 146 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 (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV in New Zealand, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 200
1991 100 -50.0%
1992 100 +0.0%
1993 100 +0.0%
1994 100 +0.0%
1995 100 +0.0%
1996 100 +0.0%
1997 100 +0.0%
1998 100 +0.0%
1999 100 +0.0%
2000 100 +0.0%
2001 200 +100.0%
2002 200 +0.0%
2003 200 +0.0%
2004 200 +0.0%
2005 200 +0.0%
2006 200 +0.0%
2007 200 +0.0%
2008 200 +0.0%
2009 200 +0.0%
2010 200 +0.0%
2011 200 +0.0%
2012 200 +0.0%
2013 200 +0.0%
2014 200 +0.0%
2015 200 +0.0%
2016 200 +0.0%
2017 200 +0.0%
2018 200 +0.0%
2019 200 +0.0%
2020 100 -50.0%
2021 100 +0.0%
2022 100 +0.0%
2023 100 +0.0%
2024 100 +0.0%

New Zealand compared with similar countries

  • New Zealand's 100 is below the median for high income countries, which is 200, 50% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • New Zealand's 100 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,250, 8% of the median. (18 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 110 100 200 10
2000s 190 100 200 10
2010s 200 200 200 10
2020s 100 100 100 5

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 120 Antigua and Barbuda 100 compare
  2. 120 Bahamas 100 compare
  3. 120 Bahrain 100 compare
  4. 120 Barbados 100 compare
  5. 120 Bhutan 100 compare
  6. 120 Comoros 100 compare
  7. 120 Croatia 100 compare
  8. 120 Denmark 100 compare
  9. 120 Dominica 100 compare
  10. 120 Estonia 100 compare
  11. 120 Iceland 100 compare
  12. 120 Jordan 100 compare
  13. 120 Luxembourg 100 compare
  14. 120 Maldives 100 compare
  15. 120 Malta 100 compare
  16. 120 Mongolia 100 compare
  17. 120 Montenegro 100 compare
  18. 120 North Macedonia 100 compare
  19. 120 Slovenia 100 compare
  20. 120 Solomon Islands 100 compare
  21. 120 Saint Kitts and Nevis 100 compare
  22. 120 Saint Lucia 100 compare
  23. 120 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 100 compare
  24. 120 Syria 100 compare
  25. 120 Tuvalu 100 compare
  26. 120 Vanuatu 100 compare

See the full ranking of 147 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with hiv in New Zealand?
Adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with hiv in New Zealand was 100 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 New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 200 in 1990.
What is the lowest adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with hiv recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 100 in 1991.
How does New Zealand rank for adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with hiv?
New Zealand ranks 120th 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 New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this New Zealand 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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Indicator
Adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV
Source
UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
147 places, 5,088 data points, 1990–2024
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