New infections of HIV per 1,000 people in Panama
Panama: New infections of HIV per 1,000 people was 0.6317 infections per 1,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.6317 infections per 1,000 people
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
30th
of 144 countries
All-time high
0.9171 infections per 1,000 people
in 1990
All-time low
0.6313 infections per 1,000 people
in 2019
Years of data
35
1990–2024
New infections of HIV per 1,000 people in Panama, 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
In 2024, new infections of hiv per 1,000 people in Panama stood at 0.6317 infections per 1,000 people.
That represents a change of down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new infections of hiv per 1,000 people in Panama peaked at 0.9171 infections per 1,000 people in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.6313 infections per 1,000 people, in 2019.
Panama ranks 30th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
New infections of HIV per 1,000 people in Panama, year by year
| Year | infections per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.9171 infections per 1,000 people | — |
| 1991 | 0.8852 infections per 1,000 people | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 0.8514 infections per 1,000 people | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.8201 infections per 1,000 people | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.792 infections per 1,000 people | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.7675 infections per 1,000 people | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.7458 infections per 1,000 people | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.7271 infections per 1,000 people | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.711 infections per 1,000 people | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.6973 infections per 1,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.6857 infections per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.676 infections per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.6678 infections per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.6609 infections per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6552 infections per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.6505 infections per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.6467 infections per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.6436 infections per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.641 infections per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.6391 infections per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6374 infections per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.6361 infections per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.635 infections per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.6342 infections per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.6334 infections per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6327 infections per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6324 infections per 1,000 people | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6319 infections per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6316 infections per 1,000 people | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6313 infections per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6319 infections per 1,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6321 infections per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6316 infections per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.6316 infections per 1,000 people | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.6317 infections per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 0.6317 infections per 1,000 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0838 infections per 1,000 people, 7.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Panama's 0.6317 infections per 1,000 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3755 infections per 1,000 people, 1.7× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7915 infections per 1,000 people | 0.6973 infections per 1,000 people | 0.9171 infections per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6567 infections per 1,000 people | 0.6391 infections per 1,000 people | 0.6857 infections per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6336 infections per 1,000 people | 0.6313 infections per 1,000 people | 0.6374 infections per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6318 infections per 1,000 people | 0.6316 infections per 1,000 people | 0.6321 infections per 1,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 27 Cape Verde 0.6751 infections per 1,000 people compare
- 28 Palestine, State of 0.671 infections per 1,000 people compare
- 29 Gambia 0.6543 infections per 1,000 people compare
- 31 Togo 0.5758 infections per 1,000 people compare
- 32 Dominican Republic 0.574 infections per 1,000 people compare
- 33 Djibouti 0.5732 infections per 1,000 people compare
More health data for Panama
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5994 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,074 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 101 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.2522 % 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 0.0378 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.3451 % 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 Panama?
- New infections of hiv per 1,000 people in Panama was 0.6317 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 Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9171 infections per 1,000 people in 1990.
- What is the lowest new infections of hiv per 1,000 people recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6313 infections per 1,000 people in 2019.
- How does Panama rank for new infections of hiv per 1,000 people?
- Panama ranks 30th out of 144 countries with data for 2024.
- Is new infections of hiv per 1,000 people rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama 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.