Incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously in Malaysia
Malaysia: Incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously was 0.1253 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.1253
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
89th
of 144 countries
All-time high
0.7836
in 1990
All-time low
0.1253
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously in Malaysia, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously in Malaysia stood at 0.1253. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 53.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously in Malaysia peaked at 0.7836 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.1253, in 2024.
That places Malaysia 89th out of 144 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.7836 | — |
| 1991 | 0.6358 | -18.9% |
| 1992 | 0.5171 | -18.7% |
| 1993 | 0.4635 | -10.4% |
| 1994 | 0.4448 | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4376 | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.4356 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.4368 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.438 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.4393 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.441 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.4317 | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4126 | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 0.396 | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.381 | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.3718 | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3655 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3579 | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3524 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3438 | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.3316 | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3208 | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3106 | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2943 | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2697 | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2438 | -9.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2139 | -12.3% |
| 2017 | 0.186 | -13.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1708 | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1599 | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 0.149 | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1407 | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1348 | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1296 | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 0.1253 | -3.3% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.1253 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2565, 49% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.1253 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1532, 82% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5032 | 0.4356 | 0.7836 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3854 | 0.3438 | 0.441 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2501 | 0.1599 | 0.3316 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1359 | 0.1253 | 0.149 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More health data for Malaysia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9119 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2888 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 652 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 18 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.7207 % 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 0.0297 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5991 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0316 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously in Malaysia?
- Incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously in Malaysia was 0.1253 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 Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7836 in 1990.
- What is the lowest incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1253 in 2024.
- How does Malaysia rank for incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously?
- Malaysia ranks 89th out of 144 countries with data for 2024.
- Is incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia 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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