Number of new HIV infections in Yemen
Yemen: Number of new HIV infections was 1,600 Cases in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of new HIV infections in Yemen, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in Cases.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 1,600 Cases for number of new hiv infections in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 81.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of new hiv infections in Yemen peaked at 1,600 Cases in 2024 and was at its lowest, 500 Cases, in 2000.
That places Yemen 62nd out of 142 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Number of new HIV infections in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 500 Cases | — |
| 2001 | 500 Cases | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 500 Cases | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 550 Cases | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 640 Cases | +16.4% |
| 2005 | 740 Cases | +15.6% |
| 2006 | 850 Cases | +14.9% |
| 2007 | 940 Cases | +10.6% |
| 2008 | 990 Cases | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 950 Cases | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 820 Cases | -13.7% |
| 2011 | 700 Cases | -14.6% |
| 2012 | 700 Cases | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 780 Cases | +11.4% |
| 2014 | 880 Cases | +12.8% |
| 2015 | 990 Cases | +12.5% |
| 2016 | 1,100 Cases | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 1,200 Cases | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 1,200 Cases | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,300 Cases | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 1,400 Cases | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 1,400 Cases | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1,500 Cases | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 1,500 Cases | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1,600 Cases | +6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 716 Cases | 500 Cases | 990 Cases | 10 |
| 2010s | 967 Cases | 700 Cases | 1,300 Cases | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,480 Cases | 1,400 Cases | 1,600 Cases | 5 |
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More health data for Yemen
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9,603 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 103 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0766 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of new hiv infections in Yemen?
- Number of new hiv infections in Yemen was 1,600 Cases in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of new hiv infections recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 1,600 Cases in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of new hiv infections recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 500 Cases in 2000.
- How does Yemen rank for number of new hiv infections?
- Yemen ranks 62nd out of 142 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of new hiv infections rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of new HIV infections. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated annual number of new HIV infections each year.