Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex in Latvia
Latvia: Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex was 0.089 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex in Latvia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of new hiv infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex in Latvia is 0.089, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 12.0% on the previous year and down 64.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of new hiv infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex in Latvia peaked at 0.2627 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.089, in 2024.
Latvia ranks 86th of 152 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.248 | — |
| 2001 | 0.2503 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.2525 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2549 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2568 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2584 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2597 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2604 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2627 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2601 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2586 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2539 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2522 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2511 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2487 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.226 | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2037 | -9.9% |
| 2017 | 0.181 | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1638 | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1453 | -11.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1363 | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 0.126 | -7.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1129 | -10.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1011 | -10.4% |
| 2024 | 0.089 | -12.0% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 0.089 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.044, 2.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 0.089 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0394, 2.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2564 | 0.248 | 0.2627 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2184 | 0.1453 | 0.2586 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1131 | 0.089 | 0.1363 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of new hiv infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex in Latvia?
- Number of new hiv infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex in Latvia was 0.089 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 Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2627 in 2008.
- What is the lowest number of new hiv infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.089 in 2024.
- How does Latvia rank for number of new hiv infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex?
- Latvia ranks 86th 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 Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia 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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