New HIV infections in Bahamas
Bahamas: New HIV infections was 52.7 infections in 2024. ◆ Volatile
New HIV infections in Bahamas, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in infections.
Analysis
The most recent figure for new hiv infections in Bahamas is 52.7 infections, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.7% on the previous year and down 55.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new hiv infections in Bahamas peaked at 535.31 infections in 1990 and was at its lowest, 52.7 infections, in 2024.
That places Bahamas 128th out of 144 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
New HIV infections in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | infections | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 535.31 infections | — |
| 1991 | 521.41 infections | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 510.01 infections | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 490.87 infections | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 469.23 infections | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 444.24 infections | -5.3% |
| 1996 | 407.63 infections | -8.2% |
| 1997 | 390.96 infections | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 371.37 infections | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 344.94 infections | -7.1% |
| 2000 | 322.92 infections | -6.4% |
| 2001 | 297.17 infections | -8.0% |
| 2002 | 274.5 infections | -7.6% |
| 2003 | 254.88 infections | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 241.57 infections | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 230.15 infections | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 207.88 infections | -9.7% |
| 2007 | 203.65 infections | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 187.7 infections | -7.8% |
| 2009 | 177.4 infections | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 170.44 infections | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 160.6 infections | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 135.54 infections | -15.6% |
| 2013 | 125.31 infections | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 117.89 infections | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 113.69 infections | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 99.16 infections | -12.8% |
| 2017 | 93.79 infections | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 85.45 infections | -8.9% |
| 2019 | 79.49 infections | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 75.78 infections | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 70.95 infections | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 63.44 infections | -10.6% |
| 2023 | 59.01 infections | -7.0% |
| 2024 | 52.7 infections | -10.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 448.6 infections | 344.94 infections | 535.31 infections | 10 |
| 2000s | 239.78 infections | 177.4 infections | 322.92 infections | 10 |
| 2010s | 118.14 infections | 79.49 infections | 170.44 infections | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.38 infections | 52.7 infections | 75.78 infections | 5 |
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More health data for Bahamas
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -11.11 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0809 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,358 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 0.701 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.036 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 0.4941 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0358 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is new hiv infections in Bahamas?
- New hiv infections in Bahamas was 52.7 infections in 2024, according to Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest new hiv infections recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 535.31 infections in 1990.
- What is the lowest new hiv infections recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.7 infections in 2024.
- How does Bahamas rank for new hiv infections?
- Bahamas ranks 128th out of 144 countries with data for 2024.
- Is new hiv infections rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of New HIV infections. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people newly infected with HIV in the last 12 months. This is the central estimate.