Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 in Cambodia
Cambodia: Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 was 0.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.5%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
62nd
of 143 countries
All-time high
1.2%
in 2000
All-time low
0.5%
in 2023
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 in Cambodia, 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 Cambodia is 0.5%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 in Cambodia peaked at 1.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2023.
That places Cambodia 62nd 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 Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.2% | — |
| 2001 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | -8.3% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | -9.1% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -11.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -12.5% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -14.3% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -16.7% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 0.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6%, 91% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 0.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4%, 1.2× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 62 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.5% compare
- 62 El Salvador 0.5% compare
- 62 Mexico 0.5% compare
- 62 Paraguay 0.5% compare
- 62 Peru 0.5% compare
- 62 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.5% compare
- 62 Burkina Faso 0.5% compare
- 62 Latvia 0.5% compare
- 62 Portugal 0.5% compare
More health data for Cambodia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.78 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.572 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,125 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,047 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0488 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 in Cambodia?
- Prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 in Cambodia 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 Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2023.
- How does Cambodia rank for prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49?
- Cambodia ranks 62nd out of 143 countries with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cambodia 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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