New HIV infections in Madagascar
Madagascar: New HIV infections was 16,183 infections in 2024. ◆ Volatile
New HIV infections in Madagascar, 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 Madagascar is 16,183 infections, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 15.2% on the previous year and up 226.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new hiv infections in Madagascar peaked at 16,183 infections in 2024 and was at its lowest, 128.01 infections, in 1990.
Madagascar ranks 14th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
New HIV infections in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | infections | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 128.01 infections | — |
| 1991 | 162.65 infections | +27.1% |
| 1992 | 192.74 infections | +18.5% |
| 1993 | 249.12 infections | +29.2% |
| 1994 | 298.14 infections | +19.7% |
| 1995 | 361.6 infections | +21.3% |
| 1996 | 444.61 infections | +23.0% |
| 1997 | 523.15 infections | +17.7% |
| 1998 | 670.17 infections | +28.1% |
| 1999 | 827 infections | +23.4% |
| 2000 | 1,050 infections | +27.0% |
| 2001 | 1,311 infections | +24.9% |
| 2002 | 1,613 infections | +23.0% |
| 2003 | 1,991 infections | +23.5% |
| 2004 | 2,343 infections | +17.7% |
| 2005 | 2,775 infections | +18.4% |
| 2006 | 3,130 infections | +12.8% |
| 2007 | 3,461 infections | +10.6% |
| 2008 | 3,760 infections | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 4,002 infections | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 4,176 infections | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 4,320 infections | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 4,402 infections | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 4,656 infections | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 4,951 infections | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 5,219 infections | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 5,666 infections | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 6,161 infections | +8.7% |
| 2018 | 6,651 infections | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 7,231 infections | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 7,857 infections | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 8,622 infections | +9.7% |
| 2022 | 9,145 infections | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 14,044 infections | +53.6% |
| 2024 | 16,183 infections | +15.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 385.72 infections | 128.01 infections | 827 infections | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,544 infections | 1,050 infections | 4,002 infections | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,343 infections | 4,176 infections | 7,231 infections | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,170 infections | 7,857 infections | 16,183 infections | 5 |
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More health data for Madagascar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.87 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4912 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 920.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,569 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 3.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0072 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 3.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0056 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is new hiv infections in Madagascar?
- New hiv infections in Madagascar was 16,183 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 16,183 infections in 2024.
- What is the lowest new hiv infections recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 128.01 infections in 1990.
- How does Madagascar rank for new hiv infections?
- Madagascar ranks 14th out of 144 countries with data for 2024.
- Is new hiv infections rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 226.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.