Incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously was 0.0332 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously in Sri Lanka, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously in Sri Lanka stood at 0.0332.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0416 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0032, in 1990.
Sri Lanka ranks 131st of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0032 | — |
| 1991 | 0.0055 | +72.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0086 | +57.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0129 | +49.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0182 | +40.7% |
| 1995 | 0.024 | +32.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0298 | +24.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0353 | +18.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0392 | +11.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0414 | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0416 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0414 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0413 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0403 | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0384 | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0359 | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0328 | -8.6% |
| 2007 | 0.03 | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0275 | -8.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0248 | -9.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0222 | -10.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0208 | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0209 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0217 | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0239 | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0266 | +11.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0281 | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0279 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0279 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0292 | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0306 | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0323 | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0338 | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0341 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0332 | -2.5% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.0332 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2565, 13% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.0332 is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0332, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously in Sri Lanka 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +72.0% | 0.0032 | 0.0055 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0218 | 0.0032 | 0.0414 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0354 | 0.0248 | 0.0416 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0249 | 0.0208 | 0.0292 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0328 | 0.0306 | 0.0341 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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Frequently asked questions
- What is incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously in Sri Lanka?
- Incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously in Sri Lanka was 0.0332 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0416 in 2000.
- What is the lowest incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0032 in 1990.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously?
- Sri Lanka ranks 131st out of 144 countries with data for 2024.
- Is incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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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