New infections of HIV per 1,000 people in Chile
Chile: New infections of HIV per 1,000 people was 0.3755 infections per 1,000 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.3755 infections per 1,000 people
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
49th
of 144 countries
All-time high
0.3755 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
All-time low
0.1485 infections per 1,000 people
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
New infections of HIV per 1,000 people in Chile, 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
Chile recorded 0.3755 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 0.5% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new infections of hiv per 1,000 people in Chile peaked at 0.3755 infections per 1,000 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1485 infections per 1,000 people, in 1990.
That places Chile 49th 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.
New infections of HIV per 1,000 people in Chile, year by year
| Year | infections per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1485 infections per 1,000 people | — |
| 1991 | 0.1727 infections per 1,000 people | +16.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1922 infections per 1,000 people | +11.3% |
| 1993 | 0.2061 infections per 1,000 people | +7.2% |
| 1994 | 0.2141 infections per 1,000 people | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 0.2172 infections per 1,000 people | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2169 infections per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.215 infections per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.2131 infections per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.2126 infections per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2142 infections per 1,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.2181 infections per 1,000 people | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2245 infections per 1,000 people | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2328 infections per 1,000 people | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2427 infections per 1,000 people | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2534 infections per 1,000 people | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2647 infections per 1,000 people | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2762 infections per 1,000 people | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2875 infections per 1,000 people | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2982 infections per 1,000 people | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3081 infections per 1,000 people | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3174 infections per 1,000 people | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3258 infections per 1,000 people | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3334 infections per 1,000 people | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.34 infections per 1,000 people | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.346 infections per 1,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.3502 infections per 1,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3536 infections per 1,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3575 infections per 1,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.362 infections per 1,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3674 infections per 1,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.3696 infections per 1,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.3718 infections per 1,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.3736 infections per 1,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.3755 infections per 1,000 people | +0.5% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 0.3755 infections per 1,000 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0838 infections per 1,000 people, 4.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Chile's 0.3755 infections per 1,000 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3755 infections per 1,000 people, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2008 infections per 1,000 people | 0.1485 infections per 1,000 people | 0.2172 infections per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2512 infections per 1,000 people | 0.2142 infections per 1,000 people | 0.2982 infections per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3394 infections per 1,000 people | 0.3081 infections per 1,000 people | 0.362 infections per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3716 infections per 1,000 people | 0.3674 infections per 1,000 people | 0.3755 infections per 1,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 46 Costa Rica 0.4136 infections per 1,000 people compare
- 47 Armenia 0.3815 infections per 1,000 people compare
- 48 Sierra Leone 0.3766 infections per 1,000 people compare
- 50 Cuba 0.3529 infections per 1,000 people compare
- 51 Myanmar 0.334 infections per 1,000 people compare
- 52 Peru 0.3297 infections per 1,000 people compare
More health data for Chile
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.71 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4062 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,755 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 115 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.22 % 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 0.0224 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.16 % 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 Chile?
- New infections of hiv per 1,000 people in Chile was 0.3755 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 Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3755 infections per 1,000 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest new infections of hiv per 1,000 people recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1485 infections per 1,000 people in 1990.
- How does Chile rank for new infections of hiv per 1,000 people?
- Chile ranks 49th out of 144 countries with data for 2024.
- Is new infections of hiv per 1,000 people rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile 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.