Number of new hiv infections per year in Canada
Canada: Number of new hiv infections per year was 1,851 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
1,851
Change on year
up 7.0%
World rank
58th
of 144 countries
All-time high
2,632
in 1990
All-time low
1,615
in 2020
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Number of new hiv infections per year in Canada, 1990–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, number of new hiv infections per year in Canada stood at 1,851.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.0% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of new hiv infections per year in Canada peaked at 2,632 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1,615, in 2020.
That places Canada 58th out of 144 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Number of new hiv infections per year in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,632 | — |
| 1991 | 2,556 | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 2,529 | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 2,539 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 2,558 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 2,561 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 2,544 | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 2,546 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 2,543 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 2,539 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 2,506 | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 2,504 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 2,500 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 2,489 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 2,472 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 2,449 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 2,428 | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 2,405 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 2,380 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 2,290 | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 2,129 | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 1,959 | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 1,877 | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 1,803 | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 1,838 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 1,869 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 1,900 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 1,942 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 1,983 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 1,851 | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 1,615 | -12.8% |
| 2021 | 1,730 | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 1,851 | +7.0% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 1,851 is above the median for high income countries, which is 174.61, 10.6× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,555 | 2,529 | 2,632 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,442 | 2,290 | 2,506 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,915 | 1,803 | 2,129 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,732 | 1,615 | 1,851 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Canada
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of new hiv infections per year in Canada?
- Number of new hiv infections per year in Canada was 1,851 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of new hiv infections per year recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 2,632 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of new hiv infections per year recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,615 in 2020.
- How does Canada rank for number of new hiv infections per year?
- Canada ranks 58th out of 144 countries with data for 2022.
- Is number of new hiv infections per year rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of new hiv infections per year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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