Percentage of people living with HIV who know their status receiving in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Percentage of people living with HIV who know their status receiving was 43 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Percentage of people living with HIV who know their status receiving in Afghanistan, 2015–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of people living with hiv who know their status receiving in Afghanistan is 43, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.3% on the previous year and up 152.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of people living with hiv who know their status receiving in Afghanistan peaked at 43 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 17, in 2015.
That places Afghanistan 127th out of 127 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of people living with HIV who know their status receiving in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 17 | — |
| 2016 | 25 | +47.1% |
| 2017 | 35 | +40.0% |
| 2018 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 37 | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 36 | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 35 | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 39 | +11.4% |
| 2025 | 43 | +10.3% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 43 is below the median for low income countries, which is 93.5, 46% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 43 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 87, 49% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 29.8 | 17 | 37 | 5 |
| 2020s | 37.83 | 35 | 43 | 6 |
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More health data for Afghanistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 812.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,735 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 19 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.077 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of people living with hiv who know their status receiving in Afghanistan?
- Percentage of people living with hiv who know their status receiving in Afghanistan was 43 in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest percentage of people living with hiv who know their status receiving recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 43 in 2025.
- What is the lowest percentage of people living with hiv who know their status receiving recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 17 in 2015.
- How does Afghanistan rank for percentage of people living with hiv who know their status receiving?
- Afghanistan ranks 127th out of 127 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of people living with hiv who know their status receiving rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 152.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Percentage of people living with HIV who know their status receiving antiretroviral therapy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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