New HIV infections in Haiti
Haiti: New HIV infections was 5,841 infections in 2024. ▼ Falling
New HIV infections in Haiti, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in infections.
Analysis
Haiti recorded 5,841 infections for new hiv infections in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new hiv infections in Haiti peaked at 17,819 infections in 1990 and was at its lowest, 5,841 infections, in 2024.
That places Haiti 32nd out of 144 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
New HIV infections in Haiti, year by year
| Year | infections | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17,819 infections | — |
| 1991 | 17,314 infections | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 16,035 infections | -7.4% |
| 1993 | 15,237 infections | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 14,166 infections | -7.0% |
| 1995 | 13,778 infections | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 13,116 infections | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 12,545 infections | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 12,197 infections | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 11,861 infections | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 11,914 infections | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 11,764 infections | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 11,267 infections | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 10,778 infections | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 10,273 infections | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 9,732 infections | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 9,234 infections | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 8,650 infections | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 8,382 infections | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 8,041 infections | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 8,165 infections | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 7,691 infections | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 7,102 infections | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 7,170 infections | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 7,134 infections | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 7,246 infections | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 7,570 infections | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 7,854 infections | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 7,142 infections | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 7,406 infections | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 6,967 infections | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 6,593 infections | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 6,734 infections | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 6,213 infections | -7.7% |
| 2024 | 5,841 infections | -6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14,407 infections | 11,861 infections | 17,819 infections | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,004 infections | 8,041 infections | 11,914 infections | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,448 infections | 7,102 infections | 8,165 infections | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,470 infections | 5,841 infections | 6,967 infections | 5 |
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More health data for Haiti
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.21 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.418 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,297 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,902 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 3.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0203 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0175 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is new hiv infections in Haiti?
- New hiv infections in Haiti was 5,841 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 Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 17,819 infections in 1990.
- What is the lowest new hiv infections recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,841 infections in 2024.
- How does Haiti rank for new hiv infections?
- Haiti ranks 32nd out of 144 countries with data for 2024.
- Is new hiv infections rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Haiti 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.