New infections of HIV per 1,000 people in Malta
Malta: New infections of HIV per 1,000 people was 0.1786 infections per 1,000 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.1786 infections per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
77th
of 144 countries
All-time high
0.179 infections per 1,000 people
in 2022
All-time low
0.0204 infections per 1,000 people
in 1992
Years of data
35
1990–2024
New infections of HIV per 1,000 people in Malta, 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
Malta recorded 0.1786 infections per 1,000 people for new infections of hiv per 1,000 people in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new infections of hiv per 1,000 people in Malta peaked at 0.179 infections per 1,000 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0204 infections per 1,000 people, in 1992.
That places Malta 77th 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 Malta, year by year
| Year | infections per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0278 infections per 1,000 people | — |
| 1991 | 0.0212 infections per 1,000 people | -23.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0204 infections per 1,000 people | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0242 infections per 1,000 people | +18.7% |
| 1994 | 0.031 infections per 1,000 people | +28.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0396 infections per 1,000 people | +27.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0496 infections per 1,000 people | +25.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0603 infections per 1,000 people | +21.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0715 infections per 1,000 people | +18.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0825 infections per 1,000 people | +15.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0933 infections per 1,000 people | +13.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1036 infections per 1,000 people | +11.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1131 infections per 1,000 people | +9.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1218 infections per 1,000 people | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1296 infections per 1,000 people | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1368 infections per 1,000 people | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1433 infections per 1,000 people | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1488 infections per 1,000 people | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1538 infections per 1,000 people | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1581 infections per 1,000 people | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1618 infections per 1,000 people | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1646 infections per 1,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.167 infections per 1,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1692 infections per 1,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1687 infections per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1701 infections per 1,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1719 infections per 1,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1709 infections per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1711 infections per 1,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1713 infections per 1,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1755 infections per 1,000 people | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1781 infections per 1,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.179 infections per 1,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1787 infections per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.1786 infections per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.1786 infections per 1,000 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0838 infections per 1,000 people, 2.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.1786 infections per 1,000 people is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0662 infections per 1,000 people, 2.7× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where New infections of HIV per 1,000 people in Malta changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +28.1% | 0.0242 infections per 1,000 people | 0.031 infections per 1,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0428 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0204 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0825 infections per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1302 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0933 infections per 1,000 people | 0.1581 infections per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1687 infections per 1,000 people | 0.1618 infections per 1,000 people | 0.1719 infections per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.178 infections per 1,000 people | 0.1755 infections per 1,000 people | 0.179 infections per 1,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 74 Timor-Leste 0.1904 infections per 1,000 people compare
- 75 Latvia 0.1864 infections per 1,000 people compare
- 76 Eritrea 0.1819 infections per 1,000 people compare
- 78 Burkina Faso 0.1767 infections per 1,000 people compare
- 79 Ecuador 0.175 infections per 1,000 people compare
- 80 Portugal 0.1657 infections per 1,000 people compare
More health data for Malta
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,737 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.1693 % 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 0.0194 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.1495 % 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 Malta?
- New infections of hiv per 1,000 people in Malta was 0.1786 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 Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.179 infections per 1,000 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest new infections of hiv per 1,000 people recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0204 infections per 1,000 people in 1992.
- How does Malta rank for new infections of hiv per 1,000 people?
- Malta ranks 77th out of 144 countries with data for 2024.
- Is new infections of hiv per 1,000 people rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta 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.