New HIV infections in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: New HIV infections was 154.19 infections in 2024. ▲ Rising
New HIV infections in Timor-Leste, 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 Timor-Leste stood at 154.19 infections. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.6% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new hiv infections in Timor-Leste peaked at 154.19 infections in 2024 and was at its lowest, 36.02 infections, in 1990.
Timor-Leste ranks 115th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
New HIV infections in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | infections | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 36.02 infections | — |
| 1991 | 44.96 infections | +24.8% |
| 1992 | 49.69 infections | +10.5% |
| 1993 | 57.86 infections | +16.4% |
| 1994 | 60.71 infections | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 68.18 infections | +12.3% |
| 1996 | 68.24 infections | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 75.82 infections | +11.1% |
| 1998 | 81.08 infections | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 85.69 infections | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 59.14 infections | -31.0% |
| 2001 | 69.74 infections | +17.9% |
| 2002 | 82.33 infections | +18.1% |
| 2003 | 86.81 infections | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 90.09 infections | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 91.69 infections | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 94.21 infections | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 97.73 infections | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 99.15 infections | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 101.88 infections | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 108.91 infections | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 111.82 infections | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 115.02 infections | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 120.31 infections | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 133.28 infections | +10.8% |
| 2015 | 135.28 infections | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 132.75 infections | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 135.21 infections | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 144.82 infections | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 145.39 infections | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 146 infections | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 152.75 infections | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 151.5 infections | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 146.06 infections | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 154.19 infections | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.82 infections | 36.02 infections | 85.69 infections | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.28 infections | 59.14 infections | 101.88 infections | 10 |
| 2010s | 128.28 infections | 108.91 infections | 145.39 infections | 10 |
| 2020s | 150.1 infections | 146 infections | 154.19 infections | 5 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.22 % change on previous year (2100)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 162 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,287 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
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- Population ages 70-74, male, per capita 0.0063 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is new hiv infections in Timor-Leste?
- New hiv infections in Timor-Leste was 154.19 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 Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 154.19 infections in 2024.
- What is the lowest new hiv infections recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.02 infections in 1990.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for new hiv infections?
- Timor-Leste ranks 115th out of 144 countries with data for 2024.
- Is new hiv infections rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Timor-Leste 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.