Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 in Americas (WHO region)

Americas (WHO region): Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 was 0.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.5%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
3rd
of 7 groups
All-time high
0.5%
in 2010
All-time low
0.4%
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 in Americas (WHO region), 2000–2025

00.10.20.30.40.52000201220252000: 0.42001: 0.42002: 0.42003: 0.42004: 0.42005: 0.42006: 0.42007: 0.42008: 0.42009: 0.42010: 0.52011: 0.52012: 0.52013: 0.52014: 0.52015: 0.52016: 0.52017: 0.52018: 0.52019: 0.52020: 0.52021: 0.52022: 0.52023: 0.52024: 0.52025: 0.5

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2025, prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 in Americas (WHO region) stood at 0.5%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 in Americas (WHO region) peaked at 0.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2000.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 in Americas (WHO region), year by year

Annual values for Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 (%) in Americas (WHO region), 2000 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2000 0.4%
2001 0.4% +0.0%
2002 0.4% +0.0%
2003 0.4% +0.0%
2004 0.4% +0.0%
2005 0.4% +0.0%
2006 0.4% +0.0%
2007 0.4% +0.0%
2008 0.4% +0.0%
2009 0.4% +0.0%
2010 0.5% +25.0%
2011 0.5% +0.0%
2012 0.5% +0.0%
2013 0.5% +0.0%
2014 0.5% +0.0%
2015 0.5% +0.0%
2016 0.5% +0.0%
2017 0.5% +0.0%
2018 0.5% +0.0%
2019 0.5% +0.0%
2020 0.5% +0.0%
2021 0.5% +0.0%
2022 0.5% +0.0%
2023 0.5% +0.0%
2024 0.5% +0.0%
2025 0.5% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 10
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 10
2020s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 6

Countries ranked near Americas (WHO region)

  1. 1 Eswatini 22.4% compare
  2. 2 Lesotho 16.3% compare
  3. 3 South Africa 15.9% compare
  4. 4 Botswana 14.7% compare
  5. 5 Mozambique 11.0% compare
  6. 6 Zimbabwe 9.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 in Americas (WHO region)?
Prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 in Americas (WHO region) was 0.5% in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 recorded in Americas (WHO region)?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2010.
What is the lowest prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 recorded in Americas (WHO region)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2000.
How does Americas (WHO region) rank for prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49?
Americas (WHO region) ranks 3rd out of 7 groups with data for 2025.
Is prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 rising or falling in Americas (WHO region)?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Americas (WHO region) data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
152 places, 3,917 data points, 2000–2025
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