New infections of HIV per 1,000 people in Bhutan
Bhutan: New infections of HIV per 1,000 people was 0.151 infections per 1,000 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.151 infections per 1,000 people
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
82nd
of 144 countries
All-time high
0.151 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
All-time low
0.0572 infections per 1,000 people
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
New infections of HIV per 1,000 people in Bhutan, 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
Bhutan recorded 0.151 infections per 1,000 people for new infections of hiv per 1,000 people in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new infections of hiv per 1,000 people in Bhutan peaked at 0.151 infections per 1,000 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0572 infections per 1,000 people, in 1990.
Bhutan ranks 82nd 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.
New infections of HIV per 1,000 people in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | infections per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0572 infections per 1,000 people | — |
| 1991 | 0.0604 infections per 1,000 people | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0661 infections per 1,000 people | +9.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0659 infections per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0691 infections per 1,000 people | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0721 infections per 1,000 people | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0736 infections per 1,000 people | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0762 infections per 1,000 people | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0787 infections per 1,000 people | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0812 infections per 1,000 people | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0838 infections per 1,000 people | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0865 infections per 1,000 people | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0891 infections per 1,000 people | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0919 infections per 1,000 people | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0947 infections per 1,000 people | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0978 infections per 1,000 people | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.101 infections per 1,000 people | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1037 infections per 1,000 people | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1065 infections per 1,000 people | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1092 infections per 1,000 people | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1121 infections per 1,000 people | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1149 infections per 1,000 people | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1177 infections per 1,000 people | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1205 infections per 1,000 people | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1232 infections per 1,000 people | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.126 infections per 1,000 people | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1289 infections per 1,000 people | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1314 infections per 1,000 people | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1342 infections per 1,000 people | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.137 infections per 1,000 people | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1398 infections per 1,000 people | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1425 infections per 1,000 people | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1453 infections per 1,000 people | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1482 infections per 1,000 people | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.151 infections per 1,000 people | +1.9% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.151 infections per 1,000 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3739 infections per 1,000 people, 40% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.151 infections per 1,000 people is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0332 infections per 1,000 people, 4.5× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.07 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0572 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0812 infections per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0964 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0838 infections per 1,000 people | 0.1092 infections per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1246 infections per 1,000 people | 0.1121 infections per 1,000 people | 0.137 infections per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1454 infections per 1,000 people | 0.1398 infections per 1,000 people | 0.151 infections per 1,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 79 Ecuador 0.175 infections per 1,000 people compare
- 80 Portugal 0.1657 infections per 1,000 people compare
- 81 Indonesia 0.1532 infections per 1,000 people compare
- 83 Italy 0.1481 infections per 1,000 people compare
- 84 Spain 0.1435 infections per 1,000 people compare
- 85 Burundi 0.1402 infections per 1,000 people compare
More health data for Bhutan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -10 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0915 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,531 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2986 % 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 0.0299 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.3987 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is new infections of hiv per 1,000 people in Bhutan?
- New infections of hiv per 1,000 people in Bhutan was 0.151 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 new infections of hiv per 1,000 people recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.151 infections per 1,000 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest new infections of hiv per 1,000 people recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0572 infections per 1,000 people in 1990.
- How does Bhutan rank for new infections of hiv per 1,000 people?
- Bhutan ranks 82nd out of 144 countries with data for 2024.
- Is new infections of hiv per 1,000 people rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan 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 New infections of HIV per 1,000 people. 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.