Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population … sex in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population … sex was 0.0727 per 1000 uninfected pop in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex in Ethiopia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 1000 uninfected pop.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of new hiv infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex in Ethiopia is 0.0727 per 1000 uninfected pop, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.7% on the previous year and down 64.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of new hiv infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex in Ethiopia peaked at 1.08 per 1000 uninfected pop in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0727 per 1000 uninfected pop, in 2024.
Ethiopia ranks 91st of 152 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population … sex in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | per 1000 uninfected pop | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.08 per 1000 uninfected pop | — |
| 2001 | 0.9587 per 1000 uninfected pop | -11.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8564 per 1000 uninfected pop | -10.7% |
| 2003 | 0.7643 per 1000 uninfected pop | -10.8% |
| 2004 | 0.6631 per 1000 uninfected pop | -13.2% |
| 2005 | 0.5948 per 1000 uninfected pop | -10.3% |
| 2006 | 0.5252 per 1000 uninfected pop | -11.7% |
| 2007 | 0.4786 per 1000 uninfected pop | -8.9% |
| 2008 | 0.4305 per 1000 uninfected pop | -10.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3847 per 1000 uninfected pop | -10.6% |
| 2010 | 0.3481 per 1000 uninfected pop | -9.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3076 per 1000 uninfected pop | -11.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2654 per 1000 uninfected pop | -13.7% |
| 2013 | 0.229 per 1000 uninfected pop | -13.7% |
| 2014 | 0.204 per 1000 uninfected pop | -10.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1694 per 1000 uninfected pop | -17.0% |
| 2016 | 0.174 per 1000 uninfected pop | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1607 per 1000 uninfected pop | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1472 per 1000 uninfected pop | -8.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1299 per 1000 uninfected pop | -11.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1062 per 1000 uninfected pop | -18.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1241 per 1000 uninfected pop | +16.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0926 per 1000 uninfected pop | -25.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0814 per 1000 uninfected pop | -12.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0727 per 1000 uninfected pop | -10.7% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0.0727 per 1000 uninfected pop is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1768 per 1000 uninfected pop, 41% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0.0727 per 1000 uninfected pop is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3854 per 1000 uninfected pop, 19% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population … sex in Ethiopia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -25.3% | 0.1241 per 1000 uninfected pop | 0.0926 per 1000 uninfected pop |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6734 per 1000 uninfected pop | 0.3847 per 1000 uninfected pop | 1.08 per 1000 uninfected pop | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2135 per 1000 uninfected pop | 0.1299 per 1000 uninfected pop | 0.3481 per 1000 uninfected pop | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0954 per 1000 uninfected pop | 0.0727 per 1000 uninfected pop | 0.1241 per 1000 uninfected pop | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 88 Portugal 0.0783 per 1000 uninfected pop compare
- 89 Malaysia 0.0773 per 1000 uninfected pop compare
- 90 Cambodia 0.0728 per 1000 uninfected pop compare
- 92 Luxembourg 0.0722 per 1000 uninfected pop compare
- 93 Spain 0.068 per 1000 uninfected pop compare
- 94 Italy 0.0674 per 1000 uninfected pop compare
More health data for Ethiopia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9494 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 19,997 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 148 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0709 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0742 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of new hiv infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex in Ethiopia?
- Number of new hiv infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex in Ethiopia was 0.0727 per 1000 uninfected pop in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of new hiv infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 per 1000 uninfected pop in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of new hiv infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0727 per 1000 uninfected pop in 2024.
- How does Ethiopia rank for number of new hiv infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex?
- Ethiopia ranks 91st out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of new hiv infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex and age (per 1,000 uninfected population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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