Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 in Madagascar
Madagascar: Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 was 0.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 in Madagascar, 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 Madagascar is 0.8%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.3% on the previous year and up 166.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 in Madagascar peaked at 0.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2000.
Madagascar ranks 47th of 143 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +100.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +50.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +33.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +25.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | +20.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.7% | +16.7% |
| 2025 | 0.8% | +14.3% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0.8% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.8%, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.4%, 57% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More health data for Madagascar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.87 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4912 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 920.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,569 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 63 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.071 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 in Madagascar?
- Prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 in Madagascar was 0.8% 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- How does Madagascar rank for prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49?
- Madagascar ranks 47th out of 143 countries with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 166.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Madagascar 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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