Number of new HIV infections in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)
Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region): Number of new HIV infections was 66,000 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
66,000
Change on year
up 6.5%
Rank
7th
of 7 groups
All-time high
66,000
in 2025
All-time low
16,000
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Number of new HIV infections in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region), 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2025, number of new hiv infections in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) stood at 66,000. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 88.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of new hiv infections in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) peaked at 66,000 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 16,000, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Number of new HIV infections in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16,000 | — |
| 2001 | 17,000 | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 17,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 18,000 | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 21,000 | +16.7% |
| 2005 | 24,000 | +14.3% |
| 2006 | 25,000 | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 29,000 | +16.0% |
| 2008 | 32,000 | +10.3% |
| 2009 | 30,000 | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 29,000 | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 30,000 | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 31,000 | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 32,000 | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 33,000 | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 35,000 | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 36,000 | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 38,000 | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 41,000 | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 44,000 | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 47,000 | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 50,000 | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 55,000 | +10.0% |
| 2023 | 59,000 | +7.3% |
| 2024 | 62,000 | +5.1% |
| 2025 | 66,000 | +6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22,900 | 16,000 | 32,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 34,900 | 29,000 | 44,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 56,500 | 47,000 | 66,000 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)
- 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
- 9 Madagascar 26,000 compare
- 10 Zambia 23,000 compare
- 10 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 23,000 compare
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- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 5,830 (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 83,590 (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, annual growth rate 6.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, annual growth rate 140.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, annual growth rate 11.73 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of new hiv infections in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- Number of new hiv infections in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) was 66,000 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of new hiv infections recorded in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- The highest recorded value was 66,000 in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of new hiv infections recorded in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,000 in 2000.
- How does Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) rank for number of new hiv infections?
- Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) ranks 7th out of 7 groups with data for 2025.
- Is number of new hiv infections rising or falling in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Mediterranean (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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