New HIV infections in Panama
Panama: New HIV infections was 0.34 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.34
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
33rd
of 140 countries
All-time high
0.43
in 1990
All-time low
0.34
in 2021
Years of data
36
1990–2025
New HIV infections in Panama, 1990–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Panama recorded 0.34 for new hiv infections in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new hiv infections in Panama peaked at 0.43 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.34, in 2021.
Panama ranks 33rd of 140 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
New HIV infections in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.43 | — |
| 1991 | 0.43 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.43 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.42 | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.42 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.41 | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.41 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.41 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4 | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.39 | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.39 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.39 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.39 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.38 | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.38 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.38 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.37 | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.37 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.37 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.36 | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.36 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.36 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.36 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.35 | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.35 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.35 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.35 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.35 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.35 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.34 | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.34 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.34 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.34 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.34 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.416 | 0.4 | 0.43 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.384 | 0.37 | 0.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.356 | 0.35 | 0.37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3417 | 0.34 | 0.35 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 30 South Sudan 0.39 compare
- 31 Haiti 0.38 compare
- 32 Republic of Moldova 0.36 compare
- 34 Brazil 0.33 compare
- 35 Barbados 0.31 compare
- 36 Sierra Leone 0.3 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)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.2875 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1195 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.2493 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1258 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is new hiv infections in Panama?
- New hiv infections in Panama was 0.34 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest new hiv infections recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 0.43 in 1990.
- What is the lowest new hiv infections recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.34 in 2021.
- How does Panama rank for new hiv infections?
- Panama ranks 33rd out of 140 countries with data for 2025.
- Is new hiv infections rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama 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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