Incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously was 0.0786 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.0786
Change on year
up 7.0%
World rank
105th
of 144 countries
All-time high
0.0786
in 2024
All-time low
0.0108
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously in Afghanistan, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously in Afghanistan is 0.0786, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.0% on the previous year and up 46.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously in Afghanistan peaked at 0.0786 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0108, in 1990.
That places Afghanistan 105th out of 144 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0108 | — |
| 1991 | 0.0123 | +13.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0144 | +17.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0143 | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0168 | +17.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0192 | +14.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0197 | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0207 | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0228 | +10.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0237 | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0271 | +14.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0281 | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0282 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0309 | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0337 | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0341 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0383 | +12.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0428 | +11.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0431 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0431 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0449 | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.047 | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 0.045 | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0505 | +12.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0535 | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0559 | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0578 | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0586 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0602 | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0624 | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0665 | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0653 | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0709 | +8.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0735 | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0786 | +7.0% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.0786 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.2872, 27% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.0786 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0662, 1.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0175 | 0.0108 | 0.0237 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0349 | 0.0271 | 0.0431 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0536 | 0.0449 | 0.0624 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0709 | 0.0653 | 0.0786 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More health data for Afghanistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 14,735 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 19 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.077 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0804 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously in Afghanistan?
- Incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously in Afghanistan was 0.0786 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0786 in 2024.
- What is the lowest incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0108 in 1990.
- How does Afghanistan rank for incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously?
- Afghanistan ranks 105th out of 144 countries with data for 2024.
- Is incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously uninfected population ages 15 49. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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