Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population … sex in Uganda
Uganda: Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population … sex was 0.7894 per 1000 uninfected pop in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.7894 per 1000 uninfected pop
Change on year
down 12.3%
World rank
12th
of 152 countries
All-time high
4.89 per 1000 uninfected pop
in 2000
All-time low
0.7894 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 Uganda, 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 Uganda is 0.7894 per 1000 uninfected pop, 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 per 1000 uninfected pop in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.7894 per 1000 uninfected pop, 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 … sex in Uganda, year by year
| Year | per 1000 uninfected pop | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.89 per 1000 uninfected pop | — |
| 2001 | 4.77 per 1000 uninfected pop | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 4.68 per 1000 uninfected pop | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 4.53 per 1000 uninfected pop | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 4.42 per 1000 uninfected pop | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 4.15 per 1000 uninfected pop | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 4.04 per 1000 uninfected pop | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 3.94 per 1000 uninfected pop | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 3.75 per 1000 uninfected pop | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 3.62 per 1000 uninfected pop | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 3.41 per 1000 uninfected pop | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 3.16 per 1000 uninfected pop | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 2.78 per 1000 uninfected pop | -12.1% |
| 2013 | 2.56 per 1000 uninfected pop | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 2.29 per 1000 uninfected pop | -10.5% |
| 2015 | 2.1 per 1000 uninfected pop | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 1.97 per 1000 uninfected pop | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 1.69 per 1000 uninfected pop | -14.3% |
| 2018 | 1.41 per 1000 uninfected pop | -16.6% |
| 2019 | 1.28 per 1000 uninfected pop | -8.9% |
| 2020 | 1.17 per 1000 uninfected pop | -8.5% |
| 2021 | 1.14 per 1000 uninfected pop | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 1.04 per 1000 uninfected pop | -9.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9004 per 1000 uninfected pop | -13.0% |
| 2024 | 0.7894 per 1000 uninfected pop | -12.3% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.7894 per 1000 uninfected pop is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1768 per 1000 uninfected pop, 4.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.7894 per 1000 uninfected pop is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3854 per 1000 uninfected pop, 2.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.28 per 1000 uninfected pop | 3.62 per 1000 uninfected pop | 4.89 per 1000 uninfected pop | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.27 per 1000 uninfected pop | 1.28 per 1000 uninfected pop | 3.41 per 1000 uninfected pop | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 per 1000 uninfected pop | 0.7894 per 1000 uninfected pop | 1.17 per 1000 uninfected pop | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More health data for Uganda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6,666 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 111 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.28 % 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 0.0787 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.34 % 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 0.0804 units per person (2025)
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 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 4.89 per 1000 uninfected pop 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 per 1000 uninfected pop 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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