New HIV infections in Bhutan
Bhutan: New HIV infections was 83.42 infections in 2024. ▲ Rising
New HIV infections in Bhutan, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in infections.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 83.42 infections for new hiv infections in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 41.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new hiv infections in Bhutan peaked at 83.42 infections in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18.7 infections, in 1990.
Bhutan ranks 122nd of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
New HIV infections in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | infections | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18.7 infections | — |
| 1991 | 20.16 infections | +7.8% |
| 1992 | 21.35 infections | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 20.52 infections | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 21.64 infections | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 22.41 infections | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 23.04 infections | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 24.44 infections | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 25.91 infections | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 27.6 infections | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 29.42 infections | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 31.42 infections | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 33.52 infections | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 35.79 infections | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 37.38 infections | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 40.15 infections | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 42.89 infections | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 44.27 infections | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 46.21 infections | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 47.97 infections | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 50.07 infections | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 52.04 infections | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 54.23 infections | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 56.4 infections | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 58.83 infections | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 62.22 infections | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 63.33 infections | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 65.49 infections | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 68.17 infections | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 71.27 infections | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 73.55 infections | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 76.06 infections | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 78.46 infections | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 81.69 infections | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 83.42 infections | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.58 infections | 18.7 infections | 27.6 infections | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.9 infections | 29.42 infections | 47.97 infections | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.21 infections | 50.07 infections | 71.27 infections | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.63 infections | 73.55 infections | 83.42 infections | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is new hiv infections in Bhutan?
- New hiv infections in Bhutan was 83.42 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 Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 83.42 infections in 2024.
- What is the lowest new hiv infections recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.7 infections in 1990.
- How does Bhutan rank for new hiv infections?
- Bhutan ranks 122nd out of 144 countries with data for 2024.
- Is new hiv infections rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan 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.