Number of new HIV infections in Uganda
Uganda: Number of new HIV infections was 34,000 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Number of new HIV infections in Uganda, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2025, number of new hiv infections in Uganda stood at 34,000. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.5% on the previous year and down 52.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of new hiv infections in Uganda peaked at 100,000 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 34,000, in 2025.
That places Uganda 6th out of 140 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Number of new HIV infections in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 100,000 | — |
| 2001 | 100,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99,000 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 100,000 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 100,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99,000 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 96,000 | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 94,000 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 88,000 | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 81,000 | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 74,000 | -8.6% |
| 2015 | 71,000 | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 69,000 | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 62,000 | -10.1% |
| 2018 | 55,000 | -11.3% |
| 2019 | 51,000 | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 49,000 | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 49,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 46,000 | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 42,000 | -8.7% |
| 2024 | 38,000 | -9.5% |
| 2025 | 34,000 | -10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99,800 | 99,000 | 100,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 74,100 | 51,000 | 96,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 43,000 | 34,000 | 49,000 | 6 |
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More health data for Uganda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 853.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,666 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0023 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0011 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 55 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of new hiv infections in Uganda?
- Number of new hiv infections in Uganda was 34,000 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of new hiv infections recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 100,000 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of new hiv infections recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 34,000 in 2025.
- How does Uganda rank for number of new hiv infections?
- Uganda ranks 6th out of 140 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of new hiv infections rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda 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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