Children (0-14) living with HIV in Malaysia
Malaysia: Children (0-14) living with HIV was 500 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children (0-14) living with HIV in Malaysia, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 500 for children (0-14) living with hiv in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, children (0-14) living with hiv in Malaysia peaked at 500 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 100, in 1990.
That places Malaysia 66th out of 88 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.
Children (0-14) living with HIV in Malaysia, 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 | 500 | +150.0% |
| 2000 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 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 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 500 | +0.0% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 500 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 890, 56% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 500 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,300, 38% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 180 | 100 | 500 | 10 |
| 2000s | 500 | 500 | 500 | 10 |
| 2010s | 500 | 500 | 500 | 10 |
| 2020s | 500 | 500 | 500 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 63 Tajikistan 620 compare
- 64 Djibouti 550 compare
- 64 Mauritania 550 compare
- 66 Afghanistan 500 compare
- 66 El Salvador 500 compare
- 66 Eritrea 500 compare
- 66 Guyana 500 compare
- 66 Jamaica 500 compare
- 66 Kazakhstan 500 compare
- 66 Kyrgyzstan 500 compare
- 66 Moldova 500 compare
- 66 Panama 500 compare
- 66 Paraguay 500 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 children (0-14) living with hiv in Malaysia?
- Children (0-14) living with hiv in Malaysia was 500 in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
- What is the highest children (0-14) living with hiv recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 500 in 1999.
- What is the lowest children (0-14) living with hiv recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 in 1990.
- How does Malaysia rank for children (0-14) living with hiv?
- Malaysia ranks 66th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children (0-14) living with hiv rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), published as part of Children (0-14) living with HIV. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children living with HIV refers to the number of children ages 0-14 who are infected with HIV.