Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex in Uganda
Uganda: Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex was 0.7894 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex in Uganda, 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 Uganda is 0.7894, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 12.3% on the previous year and down 65.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of new hiv infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex in Uganda peaked at 4.89 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.7894, in 2024.
Uganda ranks 12th of 152 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.89 | — |
| 2001 | 4.77 | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 4.68 | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 4.53 | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 4.42 | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 4.15 | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 4.04 | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 3.94 | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 3.75 | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 3.62 | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 3.41 | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 3.16 | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 2.78 | -12.1% |
| 2013 | 2.56 | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 2.29 | -10.5% |
| 2015 | 2.1 | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 1.97 | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 1.69 | -14.3% |
| 2018 | 1.41 | -16.6% |
| 2019 | 1.28 | -8.9% |
| 2020 | 1.17 | -8.5% |
| 2021 | 1.14 | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 1.04 | -9.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9004 | -13.0% |
| 2024 | 0.7894 | -12.3% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.7894 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1768, 4.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.7894 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3854, 2.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.28 | 3.62 | 4.89 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.27 | 1.28 | 3.41 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 | 0.7894 | 1.17 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of new hiv infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex in Uganda?
- Number of new hiv infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex in Uganda was 0.7894 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 4.89 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of new hiv infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7894 in 2024.
- How does Uganda rank for number of new hiv infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex?
- Uganda ranks 12th 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 Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda 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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