Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population … sex in Malaysia
Malaysia: Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population … sex was 0.0773 per 1000 uninfected pop in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.0773 per 1000 uninfected pop
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
89th
of 152 countries
All-time high
0.2503 per 1000 uninfected pop
in 2000
All-time low
0.0773 per 1000 uninfected pop
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex in Malaysia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 1000 uninfected pop.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 0.0773 per 1000 uninfected pop for number of new hiv infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 52.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of new hiv infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex in Malaysia peaked at 0.2503 per 1000 uninfected pop in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0773 per 1000 uninfected pop, in 2024.
That places Malaysia 89th out of 152 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 … sex in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | per 1000 uninfected pop | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2503 per 1000 uninfected pop | — |
| 2001 | 0.2464 per 1000 uninfected pop | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.2367 per 1000 uninfected pop | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2286 per 1000 uninfected pop | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2211 per 1000 uninfected pop | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2169 per 1000 uninfected pop | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2144 per 1000 uninfected pop | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2113 per 1000 uninfected pop | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.209 per 1000 uninfected pop | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2053 per 1000 uninfected pop | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2001 per 1000 uninfected pop | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1948 per 1000 uninfected pop | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1887 per 1000 uninfected pop | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1789 per 1000 uninfected pop | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1641 per 1000 uninfected pop | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1485 per 1000 uninfected pop | -9.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1298 per 1000 uninfected pop | -12.6% |
| 2017 | 0.113 per 1000 uninfected pop | -12.9% |
| 2018 | 0.104 per 1000 uninfected pop | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0975 per 1000 uninfected pop | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0911 per 1000 uninfected pop | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0863 per 1000 uninfected pop | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0829 per 1000 uninfected pop | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0798 per 1000 uninfected pop | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0773 per 1000 uninfected pop | -3.1% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.0773 per 1000 uninfected pop is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1343 per 1000 uninfected pop, 58% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.0773 per 1000 uninfected pop is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0896 per 1000 uninfected pop, 86% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.224 per 1000 uninfected pop | 0.2053 per 1000 uninfected pop | 0.2503 per 1000 uninfected pop | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1519 per 1000 uninfected pop | 0.0975 per 1000 uninfected pop | 0.2001 per 1000 uninfected pop | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0835 per 1000 uninfected pop | 0.0773 per 1000 uninfected pop | 0.0911 per 1000 uninfected pop | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 86 Latvia 0.089 per 1000 uninfected pop compare
- 87 Guatemala 0.0783 per 1000 uninfected pop compare
- 88 Portugal 0.0783 per 1000 uninfected pop compare
- 90 Cambodia 0.0728 per 1000 uninfected pop compare
- 91 Ethiopia 0.0727 per 1000 uninfected pop compare
- 92 Luxembourg 0.0722 per 1000 uninfected pop compare
More health data for Malaysia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9119 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2888 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 652 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 18 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.7207 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0297 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5991 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0316 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of new hiv infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex in Malaysia?
- Number of new hiv infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex in Malaysia was 0.0773 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 Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2503 per 1000 uninfected pop in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of new hiv infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0773 per 1000 uninfected pop in 2024.
- How does Malaysia rank for number of new hiv infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex?
- Malaysia ranks 89th 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 Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia 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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