New HIV infections in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: New HIV infections was 0.1 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
70th
of 140 countries
All-time high
0.1
in 1991
All-time low
0.01
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
New HIV infections in Afghanistan, 1990–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 0.1 for new hiv infections in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, new hiv infections in Afghanistan peaked at 0.1 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.01, in 1990.
Afghanistan ranks 70th of 140 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
New HIV infections in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.01 | — |
| 1991 | 0.1 | +900.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.091 | 0.01 | 0.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 6 |
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More health data for Afghanistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 812.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,735 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 2.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0025 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 2.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0017 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is new hiv infections in Afghanistan?
- New hiv infections in Afghanistan was 0.1 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest new hiv infections recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1 in 1991.
- What is the lowest new hiv infections recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 in 1990.
- How does Afghanistan rank for new hiv infections?
- Afghanistan ranks 70th out of 140 countries with data for 2025.
- Is new hiv infections rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of New HIV infections (per 1000 uninfected population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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