New HIV infections in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: 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 1994
All-time low
0.01
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
New HIV infections in Sri Lanka, 1990–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for new hiv infections in Sri Lanka is 0.1, measured 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 Sri Lanka peaked at 0.1 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.01, in 1990.
That places Sri Lanka 70th out of 140 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.01 | — |
| 1991 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1 | +900.0% |
| 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 | 0.064 | 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 Sri Lanka
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7332 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,250 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 304 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0133 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 4.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0072 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 18 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is new hiv infections in Sri Lanka?
- New hiv infections in Sri Lanka was 0.1 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest new hiv infections recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1 in 1994.
- What is the lowest new hiv infections recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 in 1990.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for new hiv infections?
- Sri Lanka ranks 70th out of 140 countries with data for 2025.
- Is new hiv infections rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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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