Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 in Bahamas
Bahamas: Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 was 1.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
1.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
39th
of 143 countries
All-time high
2.1%
in 2000
All-time low
1.0%
in 2024
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 in Bahamas, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 in Bahamas is 1.0%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 in Bahamas peaked at 2.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2024.
That places Bahamas 39th out of 143 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.1% | — |
| 2001 | 2.0% | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.8% | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | -8.3% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | -9.1% |
| 2025 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 1.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2%, 5.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 1.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7%, 1.4× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.3% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 39 Dominican Republic 1.0% compare
- 41 Myanmar 0.9% compare
- 41 Trinidad and Tobago 0.9% compare
- 41 Republic of Moldova 0.9% compare
- 41 Cape Verde 0.9% compare
- 41 Chad 0.9% compare
- 41 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.9% compare
More health data for Bahamas
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -11.11 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0809 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,358 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.0651 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0267 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.1813 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 in Bahamas?
- Prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 in Bahamas was 1.0% 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 Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2024.
- How does Bahamas rank for prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49?
- Bahamas ranks 39th out of 143 countries with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahamas 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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