HIV incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age in Myanmar
Myanmar: HIV incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age was 0.334 infections per 1,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.334 infections per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
51st
of 144 countries
All-time high
1 infections per 1,000 people
in 2000
All-time low
0.334 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
HIV incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age in Myanmar, 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 Myanmar stood at 0.334 infections per 1,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 37.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age in Myanmar peaked at 1 infections per 1,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.334 infections per 1,000 people, in 2024.
Myanmar ranks 51st of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
HIV incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | infections per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.524 infections per 1,000 people | — |
| 1991 | 0.866 infections per 1,000 people | +65.3% |
| 1992 | 0.8568 infections per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.6842 infections per 1,000 people | -20.1% |
| 1994 | 0.6314 infections per 1,000 people | -7.7% |
| 1995 | 0.6372 infections per 1,000 people | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.6907 infections per 1,000 people | +8.4% |
| 1997 | 0.7682 infections per 1,000 people | +11.2% |
| 1998 | 0.8601 infections per 1,000 people | +12.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9639 infections per 1,000 people | +12.1% |
| 2000 | 1 infections per 1,000 people | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 0.9815 infections per 1,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9414 infections per 1,000 people | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9006 infections per 1,000 people | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8613 infections per 1,000 people | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 0.8133 infections per 1,000 people | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 0.7679 infections per 1,000 people | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 0.7253 infections per 1,000 people | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 0.6766 infections per 1,000 people | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 0.6337 infections per 1,000 people | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6064 infections per 1,000 people | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 0.5875 infections per 1,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5708 infections per 1,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.5552 infections per 1,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.5356 infections per 1,000 people | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.5081 infections per 1,000 people | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 0.475 infections per 1,000 people | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4401 infections per 1,000 people | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4081 infections per 1,000 people | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3786 infections per 1,000 people | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3574 infections per 1,000 people | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 0.3595 infections per 1,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.3594 infections per 1,000 people | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3457 infections per 1,000 people | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 0.334 infections per 1,000 people | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7482 infections per 1,000 people | 0.524 infections per 1,000 people | 0.9639 infections per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8306 infections per 1,000 people | 0.6337 infections per 1,000 people | 1 infections per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5065 infections per 1,000 people | 0.3786 infections per 1,000 people | 0.6064 infections per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3512 infections per 1,000 people | 0.334 infections per 1,000 people | 0.3595 infections per 1,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 48 Sierra Leone 0.3766 infections per 1,000 people compare
- 49 Chile 0.3755 infections per 1,000 people compare
- 50 Cuba 0.3529 infections per 1,000 people compare
- 52 Peru 0.3297 infections per 1,000 people compare
- 53 Saint Lucia 0.3257 infections per 1,000 people compare
- 54 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.3248 infections per 1,000 people compare
More health data for Myanmar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.11 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1576 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,398 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,973 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.2715 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1172 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.2798 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1236 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age in Myanmar?
- Hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age in Myanmar was 0.334 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 Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 1 infections per 1,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.334 infections per 1,000 people in 2024.
- How does Myanmar rank for hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age?
- Myanmar ranks 51st out of 144 countries with data for 2024.
- Is hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar 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.