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
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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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