HIV incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: HIV incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age was 0.0332 infections per 1,000 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.0332 infections per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
131st
of 144 countries
All-time high
0.0416 infections per 1,000 people
in 2000
All-time low
0.0032 infections per 1,000 people
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
HIV incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age in Sri Lanka, 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 Sri Lanka stood at 0.0332 infections per 1,000 people.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and up 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0416 infections per 1,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0032 infections per 1,000 people, in 1990.
That places Sri Lanka 131st out of 144 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
HIV incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | infections per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0032 infections per 1,000 people | — |
| 1991 | 0.0055 infections per 1,000 people | +72.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0086 infections per 1,000 people | +57.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0129 infections per 1,000 people | +49.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0182 infections per 1,000 people | +40.7% |
| 1995 | 0.024 infections per 1,000 people | +32.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0298 infections per 1,000 people | +24.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0353 infections per 1,000 people | +18.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0392 infections per 1,000 people | +11.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0414 infections per 1,000 people | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0416 infections per 1,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0414 infections per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0413 infections per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0403 infections per 1,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0384 infections per 1,000 people | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0359 infections per 1,000 people | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0328 infections per 1,000 people | -8.6% |
| 2007 | 0.03 infections per 1,000 people | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0275 infections per 1,000 people | -8.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0248 infections per 1,000 people | -9.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0222 infections per 1,000 people | -10.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0208 infections per 1,000 people | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0209 infections per 1,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0217 infections per 1,000 people | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0239 infections per 1,000 people | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0266 infections per 1,000 people | +11.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0281 infections per 1,000 people | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0279 infections per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0279 infections per 1,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0292 infections per 1,000 people | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0306 infections per 1,000 people | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0323 infections per 1,000 people | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0338 infections per 1,000 people | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0341 infections per 1,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0332 infections per 1,000 people | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0218 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0032 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0414 infections per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0354 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0248 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0416 infections per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0249 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0208 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0292 infections per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0328 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0306 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0341 infections per 1,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 128 Australia 0.0364 infections per 1,000 people compare
- 129 Netherlands 0.0358 infections per 1,000 people compare
- 130 Nepal 0.0341 infections per 1,000 people compare
- 132 Slovenia 0.0329 infections per 1,000 people compare
- 133 Iraq 0.0287 infections per 1,000 people compare
- 134 Somalia 0.0273 infections per 1,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age in Sri Lanka?
- Hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age in Sri Lanka was 0.0332 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0416 infections per 1,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0032 infections per 1,000 people in 1990.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age?
- Sri Lanka ranks 131st out of 144 countries with data for 2024.
- Is hiv incidence per 1,000 individuals, by age rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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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About this data
Number of people aged 15-49 newly infected with HIV in the last year per 1,000 uninfected people. This is the central estimate.