New HIV infections in Chile
Chile: New HIV infections was 3,971 infections in 2024. ▲ Rising
New HIV infections in Chile, 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 Chile is 3,971 infections, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new hiv infections in Chile peaked at 3,971 infections in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,104 infections, in 1990.
Chile ranks 41st of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
New HIV infections in Chile, year by year
| Year | infections | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,104 infections | — |
| 1991 | 1,308 infections | +18.5% |
| 1992 | 1,481 infections | +13.2% |
| 1993 | 1,615 infections | +9.1% |
| 1994 | 1,707 infections | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 1,760 infections | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 1,786 infections | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 1,796 infections | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 1,806 infections | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 1,827 infections | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 1,855 infections | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 1,908 infections | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 1,990 infections | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 2,088 infections | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 2,199 infections | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 2,327 infections | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 2,442 infections | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 2,583 infections | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 2,717 infections | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 2,843 infections | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 2,955 infections | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 3,065 infections | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 3,164 infections | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 3,237 infections | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 3,326 infections | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 3,407 infections | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 3,468 infections | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 3,553 infections | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 3,657 infections | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 3,757 infections | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 3,835 infections | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 3,862 infections | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 3,905 infections | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 3,933 infections | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 3,971 infections | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,619 infections | 1,104 infections | 1,827 infections | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,295 infections | 1,855 infections | 2,843 infections | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,359 infections | 2,955 infections | 3,757 infections | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,901 infections | 3,835 infections | 3,971 infections | 5 |
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More health data for Chile
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.71 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4062 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,755 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 115 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 5.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0147 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 6.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0123 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is new hiv infections in Chile?
- New hiv infections in Chile was 3,971 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 Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 3,971 infections in 2024.
- What is the lowest new hiv infections recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,104 infections in 1990.
- How does Chile rank for new hiv infections?
- Chile ranks 41st out of 144 countries with data for 2024.
- Is new hiv infections rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile 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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About this data
Number of people newly infected with HIV in the last 12 months. This is the central estimate.