Incidence of HIV, ages 50+ (per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+) by country
Number of new HIV infections among uninfected populations ages 50+ expressed per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ in the year before the period.
What the numbers show
Incidence of HIV, ages 50+ (per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+) is currently reported for 139 countries. The highest value is 2.2 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ in Eswatini; the lowest is 0.01 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ in Yemen.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+, and the mean is 0.1719 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 220.
Over the past decade 9 countries rose and 52 fell. The largest increase was in Egypt (up 900.0%), and the largest decrease in Tanzania, United Republic of (down 92.2%).
Incidence of HIV, ages 50+: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eswatini | 2.2 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | down 73.5% | volatile |
| 2 | Mozambique | 2 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | down 57.4% | falling |
| 3 | Namibia | 1.2 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | down 58.6% | volatile |
| 4 | Botswana | 1.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | down 70.3% | volatile |
| 5 | South Africa | 1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 6 | Lesotho | 0.93 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | down 84.8% | volatile |
| 7 | Congo | 0.9 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 8 | Zambia | 0.87 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | down 83.6% | volatile |
| 9 | Papua New Guinea | 0.48 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 10 | Uganda | 0.46 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | down 67.1% | falling |
| 11 | Fiji | 0.43 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | up 330.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Gabon | 0.43 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Zimbabwe | 0.4 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | down 76.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Central African Republic | 0.34 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | down 64.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.32 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | down 92.2% | falling |
| 16 | Jamaica | 0.31 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 17 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.3 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | down 57.7% | volatile |
| 18 | South Sudan | 0.29 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | down 53.2% | falling |
| 19 | Gambia | 0.28 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | down 63.2% | falling |
| 20 | Angola | 0.26 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | down 39.5% | falling |
| 20 | Barbados | 0.26 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 22 | Cameroon | 0.25 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | down 64.3% | volatile |
| 23 | Ghana | 0.24 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | down 35.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Haiti | 0.23 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | down 37.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Guyana | 0.21 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 26 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.2 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | down 68.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Madagascar | 0.19 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | up 90.0% | rising |
| 28 | Guinea | 0.18 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | down 61.7% | falling |
| 28 | Togo | 0.18 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.16 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 30 | Dominican Republic | 0.16 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | down 5.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Kenya | 0.16 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | down 68.6% | volatile |
| 33 | Malawi | 0.15 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | down 78.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Belize | 0.14 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 35 | Djibouti | 0.12 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Mali | 0.12 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 37 | Cape Verde | 0.11 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 38 | Afghanistan | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 38 | Argentina | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 38 | Armenia | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 38 | Azerbaijan | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 38 | Burundi | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 38 | Benin | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 38 | Burkina Faso | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 38 | Bahamas | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | down 37.5% | volatile |
| 38 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 38 | Bhutan | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 38 | Canada | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 38 | Chile | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 38 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | down 54.5% | volatile |
| 38 | Colombia | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 38 | Costa Rica | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 38 | Cuba | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 38 | Dominica | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 38 | Algeria | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 38 | Ecuador | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 38 | Egypt | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | up 900.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Eritrea | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 38 | Spain | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 38 | Ethiopia | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 38 | France | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 38 | Georgia | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 38 | Guatemala | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | up 900.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Honduras | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 38 | Iceland | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | up 900.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Italy | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 38 | Kazakhstan | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 38 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 38 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 38 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 38 | Libya | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 38 | Saint Lucia | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 38 | Luxembourg | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 38 | Latvia | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 38 | Republic of Moldova | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | down 41.2% | flat |
| 38 | Mexico | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 38 | Mauritania | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 38 | Malaysia | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 38 | Niger | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 38 | Nigeria | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | down 70.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Panama | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 38 | Peru | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 38 | Philippines | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | up 900.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Portugal | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 38 | Paraguay | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 38 | Qatar | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | up 900.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Rwanda | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Sudan | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 38 | Senegal | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 38 | El Salvador | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 38 | Chad | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | down 56.5% | volatile |
| 38 | Tajikistan | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 38 | Timor-Leste | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 38 | Tunisia | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 38 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 38 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 97 | Albania | 0.01 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 97 | United Arab Emirates | 0.01 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 97 | Australia | 0.01 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2022 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Belgium | 0.01 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Bangladesh | 0.01 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 97 | Bulgaria | 0.01 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 97 | Bahrain | 0.01 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 97 | Switzerland | 0.01 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Comoros | 0.01 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 97 | Germany | 0.01 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 97 | Denmark | 0.01 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 97 | Estonia | 0.01 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 97 | Greece | 0.01 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 97 | Croatia | 0.01 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 97 | Indonesia | 0.01 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 97 | Ireland | 0.01 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 97 | Iraq | 0.01 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 97 | Jordan | 0.01 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 97 | Cambodia | 0.01 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Sri Lanka | 0.01 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 97 | Lithuania | 0.01 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Morocco | 0.01 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | down 90.0% | falling |
| 97 | Maldives | 0.01 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 97 | North Macedonia | 0.01 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 97 | Malta | 0.01 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 97 | Myanmar | 0.01 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 97 | Montenegro | 0.01 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 97 | Mongolia | 0.01 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 97 | Netherlands | 0.01 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 97 | Nepal | 0.01 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 97 | New Zealand | 0.01 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 97 | Oman | 0.01 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 97 | Romania | 0.01 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 97 | Saudi Arabia | 0.01 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 97 | Singapore | 0.01 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2023 | down 90.0% | rising |
| 97 | Somalia | 0.01 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2022 | down 90.0% | falling |
| 97 | Serbia | 0.01 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 97 | Slovakia | 0.01 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 97 | Slovenia | 0.01 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 97 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.01 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 97 | Thailand | 0.01 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | down 90.0% | falling |
| 97 | Viet Nam | 0.01 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 97 | Yemen | 0.01 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ | 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 0.3759 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 0.2865 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+
- Sub-Saharan Africa 0.2865 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 0.2865 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 0.2352 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+
- Pre-demographic dividend 0.2137 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+
- Low income 0.197 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+
- Africa Western and Central 0.1536 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+
- Other small states 0.1478 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+
- Least developed countries 0.1419 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+
- World 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+
- Arab World 0.061 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+
- European Union 0.0569 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+
- Euro area 0.0537 per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+
About this data
Number of new HIV infections among uninfected populations ages 50+ expressed per 1,000 uninfected population ages 50+ in the year before the period.