Incidence of hiv by age in Malaysia
Malaysia: Incidence of hiv by age was 0.1253 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Incidence of hiv by age in Malaysia, 1990–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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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