Number of new hiv infections per year in Colombia
Colombia: Number of new hiv infections per year was 12,489 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of new hiv infections per year in Colombia, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of new hiv infections per year in Colombia is 12,489, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of new hiv infections per year in Colombia peaked at 13,699 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 5,577, in 1990.
Colombia ranks 18th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Number of new hiv infections per year in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5,577 | — |
| 1991 | 7,253 | +30.1% |
| 1992 | 9,012 | +24.3% |
| 1993 | 10,758 | +19.4% |
| 1994 | 12,159 | +13.0% |
| 1995 | 13,024 | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 13,601 | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 13,699 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 13,602 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 13,618 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 13,370 | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 12,276 | -8.2% |
| 2002 | 11,901 | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 12,059 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 11,784 | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 11,492 | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 11,351 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 11,280 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 11,844 | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 12,075 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 11,609 | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 10,783 | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 10,779 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 10,996 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 10,803 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 11,132 | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 10,737 | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 11,546 | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 12,237 | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 11,923 | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 11,534 | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 12,349 | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 12,726 | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 12,489 | -1.9% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 12,489 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,131, 11.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 12,489 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,216, 10.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of new hiv infections per year in Colombia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +30.1% | 5,577 | 7,253 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,230 | 5,577 | 13,699 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,943 | 11,280 | 13,370 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,254 | 10,737 | 12,237 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,274 | 11,534 | 12,726 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of new hiv infections per year in Colombia?
- Number of new hiv infections per year in Colombia was 12,489 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of new hiv infections per year recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 13,699 in 1997.
- What is the lowest number of new hiv infections per year recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,577 in 1990.
- How does Colombia rank for number of new hiv infections per year?
- Colombia ranks 18th out of 144 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of new hiv infections per year rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia 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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