Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV was 82,000 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV in Dominican Republic, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Dominican Republic is 82,000, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Dominican Republic peaked at 82,000 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17,000, in 1990.
Dominican Republic ranks 50th of 151 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17,000 | — |
| 1991 | 24,000 | +41.2% |
| 1992 | 32,000 | +33.3% |
| 1993 | 40,000 | +25.0% |
| 1994 | 48,000 | +20.0% |
| 1995 | 55,000 | +14.6% |
| 1996 | 59,000 | +7.3% |
| 1997 | 63,000 | +6.8% |
| 1998 | 66,000 | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 68,000 | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 69,000 | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 70,000 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 71,000 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 71,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 70,000 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 69,000 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 69,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 69,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 69,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 70,000 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 70,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 70,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 71,000 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 71,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 71,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 71,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 71,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 72,000 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 73,000 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 74,000 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 75,000 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 77,000 | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 79,000 | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 80,000 | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 82,000 | +2.5% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 82,000 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17,000, 4.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 82,000 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 25,000, 3.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV in Dominican Republic 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 | +41.2% | 17,000 | 24,000 |
| 1992 | +33.3% | 24,000 | 32,000 |
| 1993 | +25.0% | 32,000 | 40,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47,200 | 17,000 | 68,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 69,700 | 69,000 | 71,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 71,400 | 70,000 | 74,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 78,600 | 75,000 | 82,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 47 Burkina Faso 85,000 compare
- 47 Madagascar 85,000 compare
- 49 Malaysia 84,000 compare
- 51 Burundi 75,000 compare
- 51 Cambodia 75,000 compare
- 51 Sierra Leone 75,000 compare
More health data for Dominican Republic
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.45 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5233 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 598 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.13 % 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 0.0418 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.09 % 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 0.0434 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Dominican Republic?
- Adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Dominican Republic was 82,000 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest adults (ages 15+) living with hiv recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 82,000 in 2024.
- What is the lowest adults (ages 15+) living with hiv recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,000 in 1990.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for adults (ages 15+) living with hiv?
- Dominican Republic ranks 50th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adults (ages 15+) living with hiv rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, published as part of Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adults living with HIV refers to the number of people ages 15-49 who are infected with HIV.