Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex in Northern Africa and Western Asia
Northern Africa and Western Asia: Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex was 0.0542 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex in Northern Africa and Western Asia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Northern Africa and Western Asia recorded 0.0542 for number of new hiv infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 64.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of new hiv infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex in Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 0.0542 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.027, in 2000.
Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 18th of 20 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex in Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.027 | — |
| 2001 | 0.0272 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0275 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.028 | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0284 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.029 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0295 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0302 | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0305 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0311 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0309 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0312 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0309 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0318 | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0329 | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0341 | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0353 | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0366 | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0382 | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0399 | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0425 | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0451 | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0482 | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0521 | +8.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0542 | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0288 | 0.027 | 0.0311 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0342 | 0.0309 | 0.0399 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0484 | 0.0425 | 0.0542 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa and Western Asia
- 15 Gabon 0.6743 compare
- 16 United Republic of Tanzania 0.6429 compare
- 17 Central African Republic 0.6121 compare
- 18 Malawi 0.5764 compare
- 19 Angola 0.5529 compare
- 20 Madagascar 0.5086 compare
- 21 South Sudan 0.5026 compare
More health data for Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -2.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -4.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -2.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Under-five deaths 305,786 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 8.31 (2024)
- Child Mortality rate age 1-4 4.7 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 148,273 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 157,513 (2024)
- Child deaths age 1 to 4 52,963 (2024)
- Infant deaths 252,823 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of new hiv infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex in Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Number of new hiv infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex in Northern Africa and Western Asia was 0.0542 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 Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0542 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of new hiv infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex recorded in Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.027 in 2000.
- How does Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for number of new hiv infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex?
- Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 18th out of 20 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of new hiv infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex rising or falling in Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern Africa and Western Asia 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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