Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV in Malaysia
Malaysia: Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV was 84,000 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV in Malaysia, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Malaysia is 84,000, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Malaysia peaked at 84,000 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 23,000, in 1990.
That places Malaysia 49th out of 151 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 23,000 | — |
| 1991 | 29,000 | +26.1% |
| 1992 | 33,000 | +13.8% |
| 1993 | 36,000 | +9.1% |
| 1994 | 39,000 | +8.3% |
| 1995 | 42,000 | +7.7% |
| 1996 | 44,000 | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 46,000 | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 49,000 | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 51,000 | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 52,000 | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 54,000 | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 56,000 | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 58,000 | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 59,000 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 61,000 | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 63,000 | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 65,000 | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 68,000 | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 70,000 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 72,000 | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 73,000 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 75,000 | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 76,000 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 77,000 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 78,000 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 79,000 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 80,000 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 81,000 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 82,000 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 82,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 83,000 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 83,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 84,000 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 84,000 | +0.0% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 84,000 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17,000, 4.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 84,000 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 25,500, 3.3× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adults (ages 15+) living with HIV in Malaysia 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 | +26.1% | 23,000 | 29,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39,200 | 23,000 | 51,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 60,600 | 52,000 | 70,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 77,300 | 72,000 | 82,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 83,200 | 82,000 | 84,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 46 Chile 90,000 compare
- 47 Burkina Faso 85,000 compare
- 47 Madagascar 85,000 compare
- 50 Dominican Republic 82,000 compare
- 51 Burundi 75,000 compare
- 51 Cambodia 75,000 compare
- 51 Sierra Leone 75,000 compare
More health data for Malaysia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9119 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2888 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 652 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 18 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.7207 % 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 0.0297 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5991 % 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 0.0316 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Malaysia?
- Adults (ages 15+) living with hiv in Malaysia was 84,000 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates.
- What is the highest adults (ages 15+) living with hiv recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 84,000 in 2023.
- What is the lowest adults (ages 15+) living with hiv recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,000 in 1990.
- How does Malaysia rank for adults (ages 15+) living with hiv?
- Malaysia ranks 49th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adults (ages 15+) living with hiv rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia 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.