New HIV infections in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: New HIV infections was 17.23 infections in 2024. ▼ Falling
New HIV infections in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in infections.
Analysis
In 2024, new hiv infections in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines stood at 17.23 infections. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 8.1% on the previous year and down 48.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new hiv infections in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 80.3 infections in 1997 and was at its lowest, 17.23 infections, in 2024.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 140th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
New HIV infections in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | infections | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 54.28 infections | — |
| 1991 | 60.57 infections | +11.6% |
| 1992 | 66.54 infections | +9.9% |
| 1993 | 71.74 infections | +7.8% |
| 1994 | 75.74 infections | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 78.5 infections | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 79.89 infections | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 80.3 infections | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 79.89 infections | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 78.71 infections | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 76.57 infections | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 73.77 infections | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 70.78 infections | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 67.72 infections | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 64.43 infections | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 61.09 infections | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 57.84 infections | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 54.76 infections | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 50.88 infections | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 48.59 infections | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 45.3 infections | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 41.42 infections | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 37.77 infections | -8.8% |
| 2013 | 35.76 infections | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 33.5 infections | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 31.16 infections | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 29.39 infections | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 27.12 infections | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 25.51 infections | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 25.07 infections | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 22.63 infections | -9.8% |
| 2021 | 21.9 infections | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 19.57 infections | -10.6% |
| 2023 | 18.74 infections | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 17.23 infections | -8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.62 infections | 54.28 infections | 80.3 infections | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.64 infections | 48.59 infections | 76.57 infections | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.2 infections | 25.07 infections | 45.3 infections | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.01 infections | 17.23 infections | 22.63 infections | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is new hiv infections in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- New hiv infections in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 17.23 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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 80.3 infections in 1997.
- What is the lowest new hiv infections recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.23 infections in 2024.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for new hiv infections?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 140th out of 144 countries with data for 2024.
- Is new hiv infections rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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.