Incidence of hiv by age in Malta
Malta: Incidence of hiv by age was 0.1786 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Incidence of hiv by age in Malta, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, incidence of hiv by age in Malta stood at 0.1786.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, incidence of hiv by age in Malta peaked at 0.179 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0204, in 1992.
Malta ranks 77th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Incidence of hiv by age in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0278 | — |
| 1991 | 0.0212 | -23.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0204 | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0242 | +18.7% |
| 1994 | 0.031 | +28.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0396 | +27.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0496 | +25.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0603 | +21.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0715 | +18.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0825 | +15.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0933 | +13.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1036 | +11.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1131 | +9.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1218 | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1296 | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1368 | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1433 | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1488 | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1538 | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1581 | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1618 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1646 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.167 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1692 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1687 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1701 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1719 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1709 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1711 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1713 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1755 | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1781 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.179 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1787 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.1786 | -0.1% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.1786 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0838, 2.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.1786 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0662, 2.7× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Incidence of hiv by age in Malta 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +28.1% | 0.0242 | 0.031 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0428 | 0.0204 | 0.0825 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1302 | 0.0933 | 0.1581 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1687 | 0.1618 | 0.1719 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.178 | 0.1755 | 0.179 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0194 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is incidence of hiv by age in Malta?
- Incidence of hiv by age in Malta was 0.1786 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest incidence of hiv by age recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.179 in 2022.
- What is the lowest incidence of hiv by age recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0204 in 1992.
- How does Malta rank for incidence of hiv by age?
- Malta ranks 77th out of 144 countries with data for 2024.
- Is incidence of hiv by age rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta 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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