Incidence of hiv by age in Maldives
Maldives: Incidence of hiv by age was 0.0201 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Incidence of hiv by age in Maldives, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 0.0201 for incidence of hiv by age in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 8.2% on the previous year and up 113.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, incidence of hiv by age in Maldives peaked at 0.0201 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0019, in 1990.
Maldives ranks 139th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Incidence of hiv by age in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0019 | — |
| 1991 | 0.0025 | +28.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0036 | +44.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0054 | +49.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0071 | +32.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0122 | +71.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0168 | +38.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0172 | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0157 | -8.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0119 | -24.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0093 | -21.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0089 | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0079 | -11.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0076 | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0079 | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0081 | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0082 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0075 | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0072 | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0067 | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 0.007 | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0076 | +9.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0084 | +10.1% |
| 2013 | 0.009 | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0094 | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0099 | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0108 | +8.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0132 | +22.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0137 | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.014 | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0144 | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0153 | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0169 | +10.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0186 | +10.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0201 | +8.2% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 0.0201 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2565, 8% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 0.0201 is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0332, 60% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Incidence of hiv by age in Maldives changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +71.0% | 0.0071 | 0.0122 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0094 | 0.0019 | 0.0172 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0079 | 0.0067 | 0.0093 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0103 | 0.007 | 0.014 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0171 | 0.0144 | 0.0201 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 136 New Zealand 0.0249 compare
- 137 Croatia 0.0239 compare
- 138 Denmark 0.0204 compare
- 140 United Arab Emirates 0.0191 compare
- 141 Comoros 0.0186 compare
- 142 Bangladesh 0.0114 compare
More health data for Maldives
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -2.69 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 5 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.2 % 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 0.0264 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.8 % 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 0.0279 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is incidence of hiv by age in Maldives?
- Incidence of hiv by age in Maldives was 0.0201 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest incidence of hiv by age recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0201 in 2024.
- What is the lowest incidence of hiv by age recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0019 in 1990.
- How does Maldives rank for incidence of hiv by age?
- Maldives ranks 139th out of 144 countries with data for 2024.
- Is incidence of hiv by age rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 113.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives 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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