Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24 (per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24) by country
Number of new HIV infections among uninfected populations ages 15-24 expressed per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 in the year before the period.
Countries reporting
137
Highest
7.3 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24
South Africa
Lowest
0.01 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24
Syrian Arab Republic
Median
0.16 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
5,255
What the numbers show
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24 (per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24) is currently reported for 137 countries. The highest value is 7.3 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 in South Africa; the lowest is 0.01 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 in Syrian Arab Republic.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.16 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24, and the mean is 0.5148 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 730.
Over the past decade 27 countries rose and 67 fell. The largest increase was in United Arab Emirates (up 900.0%), and the largest decrease in Lesotho (down 82.6%).
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 7.3 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | down 45.1% | falling |
| 2 | Eswatini | 6.3 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | down 71.7% | falling |
| 3 | Mozambique | 5.2 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | down 57.4% | falling |
| 4 | Botswana | 3.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | down 69.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Congo | 2.8 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 5 | Lesotho | 2.8 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | down 82.6% | volatile |
| 7 | Zambia | 2.7 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | down 58.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Namibia | 2.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | down 58.8% | volatile |
| 9 | Uganda | 1.4 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | down 65.9% | falling |
| 9 | Zimbabwe | 1.4 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | down 62.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Papua New Guinea | 1.2 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | up 55.8% | rising |
| 12 | Fiji | 1.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | up 816.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 1.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | down 21.4% | volatile |
| 14 | Gabon | 1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | down 47.4% | volatile |
| 14 | Panama | 1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 16 | Angola | 0.89 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 17 | Central African Republic | 0.81 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | down 63.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Malawi | 0.8 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | down 81.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Ghana | 0.76 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | down 30.9% | volatile |
| 20 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.75 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 21 | South Sudan | 0.69 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | down 54.0% | falling |
| 22 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.68 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 23 | Philippines | 0.65 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | up 195.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Myanmar | 0.64 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 25 | Barbados | 0.63 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 26 | Dominican Republic | 0.62 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | down 3.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Haiti | 0.61 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | down 35.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Cameroon | 0.59 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | down 63.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Kenya | 0.57 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | down 68.3% | volatile |
| 30 | Jamaica | 0.56 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | down 16.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Togo | 0.56 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | down 37.8% | volatile |
| 32 | Guyana | 0.55 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | up 7.8% | flat |
| 33 | Costa Rica | 0.54 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 34 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.52 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 35 | Belize | 0.51 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 36 | Guinea | 0.5 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | down 61.5% | falling |
| 37 | Sierra Leone | 0.49 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | down 67.3% | falling |
| 38 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.48 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | down 70.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Thailand | 0.44 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | down 39.7% | volatile |
| 40 | Cuba | 0.43 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 41 | Madagascar | 0.42 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | up 162.5% | volatile |
| 42 | Mexico | 0.39 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 43 | Chile | 0.37 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 44 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.36 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 45 | Saint Lucia | 0.33 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 45 | Chad | 0.33 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | down 56.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Dominica | 0.32 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 48 | Republic of Moldova | 0.31 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | down 43.6% | rising |
| 49 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.3 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 49 | Cape Verde | 0.3 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 49 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.3 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | down 38.8% | falling |
| 52 | Mali | 0.29 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | down 61.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Colombia | 0.28 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 53 | Gambia | 0.28 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | down 61.6% | falling |
| 55 | Djibouti | 0.27 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | down 18.2% | volatile |
| 55 | Indonesia | 0.27 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | down 46.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Paraguay | 0.27 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | down 20.6% | rising |
| 55 | Rwanda | 0.27 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | down 73.0% | volatile |
| 55 | El Salvador | 0.27 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Ecuador | 0.26 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 61 | Bahamas | 0.24 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | down 59.3% | volatile |
| 61 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0.24 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | down 54.7% | volatile |
| 61 | Malta | 0.24 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 64 | Nigeria | 0.22 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | down 73.8% | volatile |
| 65 | Viet Nam | 0.21 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | down 46.2% | falling |
| 66 | Burkina Faso | 0.19 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | down 9.5% | volatile |
| 66 | Cambodia | 0.19 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | down 26.9% | volatile |
| 68 | Argentina | 0.16 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 68 | Eritrea | 0.16 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | down 5.9% | volatile |
| 68 | Sudan | 0.16 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 71 | Armenia | 0.14 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Burundi | 0.14 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | down 68.2% | volatile |
| 71 | Greece | 0.14 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 74 | Benin | 0.13 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | down 67.5% | volatile |
| 74 | Bulgaria | 0.13 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 74 | Algeria | 0.13 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 74 | Guatemala | 0.13 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | up 30.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Senegal | 0.13 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | up 30.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Timor-Leste | 0.13 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 80 | Ethiopia | 0.12 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | down 58.6% | volatile |
| 80 | Peru | 0.12 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 80 | Tunisia | 0.12 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 83 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.11 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 83 | Estonia | 0.11 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | down 60.7% | volatile |
| 83 | Georgia | 0.11 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 83 | Montenegro | 0.11 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 87 | Afghanistan | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 87 | Albania | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 87 | United Arab Emirates | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | up 900.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Australia | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 87 | Azerbaijan | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 87 | Bahrain | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 87 | Bhutan | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 87 | Canada | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 87 | Switzerland | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 87 | Denmark | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 87 | Egypt | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 87 | Spain | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | down 9.1% | volatile |
| 87 | Honduras | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 87 | Croatia | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 87 | Ireland | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 87 | Iraq | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | up 900.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Iceland | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 87 | Italy | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 87 | Kazakhstan | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | down 28.6% | rising |
| 87 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 87 | Libya | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 87 | Sri Lanka | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | up 900.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Lithuania | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | down 28.6% | rising |
| 87 | Luxembourg | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 87 | Latvia | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Morocco | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 87 | North Macedonia | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 87 | Mauritania | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 87 | Malaysia | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 87 | Niger | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 87 | Netherlands | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 87 | Nepal | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 87 | New Zealand | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 87 | Oman | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 87 | Portugal | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 87 | Qatar | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | up 900.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Romania | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 87 | Saudi Arabia | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 87 | Singapore | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 87 | Somalia | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2022 | unchanged | falling |
| 87 | Serbia | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 87 | Slovakia | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 87 | Slovenia | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 87 | Tajikistan | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 87 | Yemen | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 132 | Bangladesh | 0.01 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 132 | Comoros | 0.01 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 132 | Jordan | 0.01 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 132 | Maldives | 0.01 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 132 | Mongolia | 0.01 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 132 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.01 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Africa Eastern and Southern 1.28 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24
- Other small states 1.17 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 0.8915 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24
- Sub-Saharan Africa 0.8915 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 0.8915 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 0.6569 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24
- Least developed countries 0.6298 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24
- Pre-demographic dividend 0.6229 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24
- IDA only 0.5872 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24
- IDA total 0.5469 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24
- Low income 0.5436 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24
- Africa Western and Central 0.3316 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24
- World 0.3 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24
- Arab World 0.1019 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24
About this data
Number of new HIV infections among uninfected populations ages 15-24 expressed per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-24 in the year before the period.