Number of new HIV infections in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Number of new HIV infections was 860 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of new HIV infections in Sri Lanka, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2025, number of new hiv infections in Sri Lanka stood at 860. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.2% on the previous year and up 72.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of new hiv infections in Sri Lanka peaked at 860 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 500, in 2000.
That places Sri Lanka 80th out of 140 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Number of new HIV infections in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 500 | — |
| 2001 | 530 | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 550 | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 550 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 540 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 520 | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 500 | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 530 | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 580 | +9.4% |
| 2021 | 630 | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 700 | +11.1% |
| 2023 | 750 | +7.1% |
| 2024 | 810 | +8.0% |
| 2025 | 860 | +6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 519 | 500 | 550 | 10 |
| 2010s | 503 | 500 | 530 | 10 |
| 2020s | 721.67 | 580 | 860 | 6 |
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More health data for Sri Lanka
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7332 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,250 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 304 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 1.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0197 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 0.7895 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0202 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of new hiv infections in Sri Lanka?
- Number of new hiv infections in Sri Lanka was 860 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of new hiv infections recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 860 in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of new hiv infections recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 500 in 2000.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for number of new hiv infections?
- Sri Lanka ranks 80th out of 140 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of new hiv infections rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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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