Number of new HIV infections in Americas (WHO region)
Americas (WHO region): Number of new HIV infections was 180,000 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
180,000
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
3rd
of 7 groups
All-time high
180,000
in 2003
All-time low
170,000
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Number of new HIV infections in Americas (WHO region), 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of new hiv infections in Americas (WHO region) is 180,000, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of new hiv infections in Americas (WHO region) peaked at 180,000 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 170,000, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Number of new HIV infections in Americas (WHO region), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 170,000 | — |
| 2001 | 170,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 170,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 180,000 | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 180,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 180,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 170,000 | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 170,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 180,000 | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 170,000 | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 170,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 170,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 170,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 170,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 170,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 180,000 | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 180,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 180,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 180,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 180,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 180,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 180,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 180,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 180,000 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 180,000 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 180,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 174,000 | 170,000 | 180,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 175,000 | 170,000 | 180,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 180,000 | 180,000 | 180,000 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Americas (WHO region)
- 1 South Africa 130,000 compare
- 2 Mozambique 77,000 compare
- 3 Brazil 69,000 compare
- 4 Nigeria 64,000 compare
- 5 Pakistan 44,000 compare
- 6 Philippines 34,000 compare
- 6 Uganda 34,000 compare
- 6 Tanzania, United Republic of 34,000 compare
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- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 385 (2025)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 23 (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 12,380 (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 72 (2025)
- Number of neonatal deaths, annual growth rate -3.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Measles - number of reported cases, annual growth rate 22.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, annual growth rate -20.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, annual growth rate -12.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases 385 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of new hiv infections in Americas (WHO region)?
- Number of new hiv infections in Americas (WHO region) was 180,000 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of new hiv infections recorded in Americas (WHO region)?
- The highest recorded value was 180,000 in 2003.
- What is the lowest number of new hiv infections recorded in Americas (WHO region)?
- The lowest recorded value was 170,000 in 2000.
- How does Americas (WHO region) rank for number of new hiv infections?
- Americas (WHO region) ranks 3rd out of 7 groups with data for 2025.
- Is number of new hiv infections rising or falling in Americas (WHO region)?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Americas (WHO region) data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of new HIV infections. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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