Number of new HIV infections in Malawi
Malawi: Number of new HIV infections was 14,000 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Number of new HIV infections in Malawi, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2025, number of new hiv infections in Malawi stood at 14,000. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 6.7% on the previous year and down 67.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of new hiv infections in Malawi peaked at 92,000 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 14,000, in 2025.
That places Malawi 17th out of 140 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Number of new HIV infections in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 92,000 | — |
| 2001 | 87,000 | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 83,000 | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 79,000 | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 77,000 | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 73,000 | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 70,000 | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 68,000 | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 66,000 | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 60,000 | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 60,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 57,000 | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 54,000 | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 50,000 | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 47,000 | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 43,000 | -8.5% |
| 2016 | 38,000 | -11.6% |
| 2017 | 32,000 | -15.8% |
| 2018 | 27,000 | -15.6% |
| 2019 | 24,000 | -11.1% |
| 2020 | 21,000 | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 19,000 | -9.5% |
| 2022 | 18,000 | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 16,000 | -11.1% |
| 2024 | 15,000 | -6.2% |
| 2025 | 14,000 | -6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75,500 | 60,000 | 92,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 43,200 | 24,000 | 60,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,167 | 14,000 | 21,000 | 6 |
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More health data for Malawi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8368 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9312 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 856.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,399 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2005 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2007 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of new hiv infections in Malawi?
- Number of new hiv infections in Malawi was 14,000 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of new hiv infections recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 92,000 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of new hiv infections recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,000 in 2025.
- How does Malawi rank for number of new hiv infections?
- Malawi ranks 17th out of 140 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of new hiv infections rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi 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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