New infections of HIV per 1,000 people in Mexico
Mexico: New infections of HIV per 1,000 people was 0.3002 infections per 1,000 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.3002 infections per 1,000 people
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
57th
of 144 countries
All-time high
0.3002 infections per 1,000 people
in 2024
All-time low
0.2288 infections per 1,000 people
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
New infections of HIV per 1,000 people in Mexico, 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
Mexico recorded 0.3002 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 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new infections of hiv per 1,000 people in Mexico peaked at 0.3002 infections per 1,000 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2288 infections per 1,000 people, in 1990.
That places Mexico 57th 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 Mexico, year by year
| Year | infections per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2288 infections per 1,000 people | — |
| 1991 | 0.232 infections per 1,000 people | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.2351 infections per 1,000 people | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.2382 infections per 1,000 people | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.2413 infections per 1,000 people | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.2442 infections per 1,000 people | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.2471 infections per 1,000 people | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.25 infections per 1,000 people | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2529 infections per 1,000 people | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.2557 infections per 1,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2582 infections per 1,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2607 infections per 1,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.263 infections per 1,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2654 infections per 1,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2678 infections per 1,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2701 infections per 1,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2721 infections per 1,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2741 infections per 1,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.276 infections per 1,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2781 infections per 1,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2802 infections per 1,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2821 infections per 1,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2846 infections per 1,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2859 infections per 1,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2875 infections per 1,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2894 infections per 1,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2909 infections per 1,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2925 infections per 1,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2938 infections per 1,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2951 infections per 1,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2964 infections per 1,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2976 infections per 1,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2985 infections per 1,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2993 infections per 1,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.3002 infections per 1,000 people | +0.3% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 0.3002 infections per 1,000 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2565 infections per 1,000 people, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 0.3002 infections per 1,000 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3755 infections per 1,000 people, 80% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2425 infections per 1,000 people | 0.2288 infections per 1,000 people | 0.2557 infections per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2685 infections per 1,000 people | 0.2582 infections per 1,000 people | 0.2781 infections per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2882 infections per 1,000 people | 0.2802 infections per 1,000 people | 0.2951 infections per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2984 infections per 1,000 people | 0.2964 infections per 1,000 people | 0.3002 infections per 1,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 54 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.3248 infections per 1,000 people compare
- 55 Paraguay 0.3036 infections per 1,000 people compare
- 56 Chad 0.3024 infections per 1,000 people compare
- 58 Georgia 0.2973 infections per 1,000 people compare
- 59 Rwanda 0.2897 infections per 1,000 people compare
- 60 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.2872 infections per 1,000 people compare
More health data for Mexico
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6599 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,312 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,760 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.9607 % 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 0.0377 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.9678 % 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 Mexico?
- New infections of hiv per 1,000 people in Mexico was 0.3002 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3002 infections per 1,000 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest new infections of hiv per 1,000 people recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2288 infections per 1,000 people in 1990.
- How does Mexico rank for new infections of hiv per 1,000 people?
- Mexico ranks 57th out of 144 countries with data for 2024.
- Is new infections of hiv per 1,000 people rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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.