HIV incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age in Egypt
Egypt: HIV incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age was 0.0963 infections per 1,000 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
HIV incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age in Egypt, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in infections per 1,000 people.
Analysis
In 2024, hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age in Egypt stood at 0.0963 infections per 1,000 people. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and up 66.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age in Egypt peaked at 0.0963 infections per 1,000 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0356 infections per 1,000 people, in 1990.
That places Egypt 100th out of 144 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.
HIV incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age in Egypt, year by year
| Year | infections per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0356 infections per 1,000 people | — |
| 1991 | 0.037 infections per 1,000 people | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 0.037 infections per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0373 infections per 1,000 people | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.038 infections per 1,000 people | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0387 infections per 1,000 people | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0381 infections per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0386 infections per 1,000 people | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0379 infections per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0375 infections per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0384 infections per 1,000 people | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0378 infections per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0385 infections per 1,000 people | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0386 infections per 1,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0398 infections per 1,000 people | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0411 infections per 1,000 people | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0411 infections per 1,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0422 infections per 1,000 people | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0449 infections per 1,000 people | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0461 infections per 1,000 people | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0475 infections per 1,000 people | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0506 infections per 1,000 people | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0524 infections per 1,000 people | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0558 infections per 1,000 people | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 0.058 infections per 1,000 people | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.061 infections per 1,000 people | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0648 infections per 1,000 people | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0676 infections per 1,000 people | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0701 infections per 1,000 people | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0743 infections per 1,000 people | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0788 infections per 1,000 people | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0834 infections per 1,000 people | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0844 infections per 1,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0918 infections per 1,000 people | +8.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0963 infections per 1,000 people | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0376 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0356 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0387 infections per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0409 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0378 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0461 infections per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0602 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0475 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0743 infections per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.087 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0788 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0963 infections per 1,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 97 Libya 0.1051 infections per 1,000 people compare
- 98 Tunisia 0.1006 infections per 1,000 people compare
- 99 Algeria 0.1 infections per 1,000 people compare
- 101 Canada 0.0942 infections per 1,000 people compare
- 102 Estonia 0.0898 infections per 1,000 people compare
- 103 Iceland 0.0847 infections per 1,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age in Egypt?
- Hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age in Egypt was 0.0963 infections per 1,000 people in 2024, according to Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0963 infections per 1,000 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0356 infections per 1,000 people in 1990.
- How does Egypt rank for hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age?
- Egypt ranks 100th out of 144 countries with data for 2024.
- Is hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of HIV incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people aged 15-49 newly infected with HIV in the last year per 1,000 uninfected people. This is the central estimate.