Incidence of hiv by age in Malaysia

Malaysia: Incidence of hiv by age was 0.1253 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.1253
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
89th
of 144 countries
All-time high
0.7836
in 1990
All-time low
0.1253
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Incidence of hiv by age in Malaysia, 1990–2024

0.20.40.60.81990200720241990: 0.7841991: 0.6361992: 0.5171993: 0.4631994: 0.4451995: 0.4381996: 0.4361997: 0.4371998: 0.4381999: 0.4392000: 0.4412001: 0.4322002: 0.4132003: 0.3962004: 0.3812005: 0.3722006: 0.3662007: 0.3582008: 0.3522009: 0.3442010: 0.3322011: 0.3212012: 0.3112013: 0.2942014: 0.272015: 0.2442016: 0.2142017: 0.1862018: 0.1712019: 0.162020: 0.1492021: 0.1412022: 0.1352023: 0.132024: 0.125

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for incidence of hiv by age in Malaysia is 0.1253, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 53.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, incidence of hiv by age in Malaysia peaked at 0.7836 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.1253, in 2024.

That places Malaysia 89th out of 144 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Incidence of hiv by age in Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for Incidence of hiv by age in Malaysia, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 0.7836 —
1991 0.6358 -18.9%
1992 0.5171 -18.7%
1993 0.4635 -10.4%
1994 0.4448 -4.0%
1995 0.4376 -1.6%
1996 0.4356 -0.4%
1997 0.4368 +0.3%
1998 0.438 +0.3%
1999 0.4393 +0.3%
2000 0.441 +0.4%
2001 0.4317 -2.1%
2002 0.4126 -4.4%
2003 0.396 -4.0%
2004 0.381 -3.8%
2005 0.3718 -2.4%
2006 0.3655 -1.7%
2007 0.3579 -2.1%
2008 0.3524 -1.6%
2009 0.3438 -2.4%
2010 0.3316 -3.6%
2011 0.3208 -3.3%
2012 0.3106 -3.2%
2013 0.2943 -5.3%
2014 0.2697 -8.4%
2015 0.2438 -9.6%
2016 0.2139 -12.3%
2017 0.186 -13.1%
2018 0.1708 -8.2%
2019 0.1599 -6.4%
2020 0.149 -6.8%
2021 0.1407 -5.5%
2022 0.1348 -4.2%
2023 0.1296 -3.9%
2024 0.1253 -3.3%

Malaysia compared with similar countries

  • Malaysia's 0.1253 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2565, 49% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
  • Malaysia's 0.1253 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1532, 82% of the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5032 0.4356 0.7836 10
2000s 0.3854 0.3438 0.441 10
2010s 0.2501 0.1599 0.3316 10
2020s 0.1359 0.1253 0.149 5

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 86 Luxembourg 0.1373 compare
  2. 87 Cambodia 0.1316 compare
  3. 88 Guatemala 0.1291 compare
  4. 90 Greece 0.1235 compare
  5. 91 Benin 0.1232 compare
  6. 92 Lithuania 0.1164 compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is incidence of hiv by age in Malaysia?
Incidence of hiv by age in Malaysia was 0.1253 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest incidence of hiv by age recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 0.7836 in 1990.
What is the lowest incidence of hiv by age recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1253 in 2024.
How does Malaysia rank for incidence of hiv by age?
Malaysia ranks 89th out of 144 countries with data for 2024.
Is incidence of hiv by age rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is down 53.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Malaysia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Incidence of hiv by age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Incidence of hiv by age
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
144 places, 4,983 data points, 1990–2024
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