New infections of HIV per 1,000 people in Syria
Syria: New infections of HIV per 1,000 people was 0.0035 infections per 1,000 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.0035 infections per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 4.0%
World rank
144th
of 144 countries
All-time high
0.0054 infections per 1,000 people
in 2013
All-time low
0.0016 infections per 1,000 people
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
New infections of HIV per 1,000 people in Syria, 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
The most recent figure for new infections of hiv per 1,000 people in Syria is 0.0035 infections per 1,000 people, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new infections of hiv per 1,000 people in Syria peaked at 0.0054 infections per 1,000 people in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0016 infections per 1,000 people, in 1990.
Syria ranks 144th 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.
New infections of HIV per 1,000 people in Syria, year by year
| Year | infections per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0016 infections per 1,000 people | — |
| 1991 | 0.0019 infections per 1,000 people | +18.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0021 infections per 1,000 people | +10.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0024 infections per 1,000 people | +14.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0025 infections per 1,000 people | +8.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0028 infections per 1,000 people | +11.7% |
| 1996 | 0.003 infections per 1,000 people | +7.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0032 infections per 1,000 people | +6.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0034 infections per 1,000 people | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0036 infections per 1,000 people | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0038 infections per 1,000 people | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 0.004 infections per 1,000 people | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0042 infections per 1,000 people | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0043 infections per 1,000 people | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0044 infections per 1,000 people | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0044 infections per 1,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0045 infections per 1,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0046 infections per 1,000 people | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0049 infections per 1,000 people | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0049 infections per 1,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.005 infections per 1,000 people | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0051 infections per 1,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0052 infections per 1,000 people | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0054 infections per 1,000 people | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0053 infections per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0051 infections per 1,000 people | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0049 infections per 1,000 people | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0049 infections per 1,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0044 infections per 1,000 people | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0041 infections per 1,000 people | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0039 infections per 1,000 people | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0038 infections per 1,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0037 infections per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0037 infections per 1,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0035 infections per 1,000 people | -4.0% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 0.0035 infections per 1,000 people is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.2872 infections per 1,000 people, 1% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Syria's 0.0035 infections per 1,000 people is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0662 infections per 1,000 people, 5% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0027 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0016 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0036 infections per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0044 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0038 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0049 infections per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.005 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0041 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0054 infections per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0037 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0035 infections per 1,000 people | 0.0039 infections per 1,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More health data for Syria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8632 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,122 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,491 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 7.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0503 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 7.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is new infections of hiv per 1,000 people in Syria?
- New infections of hiv per 1,000 people in Syria was 0.0035 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 Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0054 infections per 1,000 people in 2013.
- What is the lowest new infections of hiv per 1,000 people recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0016 infections per 1,000 people in 1990.
- How does Syria rank for new infections of hiv per 1,000 people?
- Syria ranks 144th out of 144 countries with data for 2024.
- Is new infections of hiv per 1,000 people rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria 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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Number of people aged 15-49 newly infected with HIV in the last year per 1,000 uninfected people. This is the central estimate.