Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 in Malawi
Malawi: Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 was 6.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 in Malawi, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 6.1% for prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and down 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 in Malawi peaked at 13.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2025.
Malawi ranks 9th of 143 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.9% | — |
| 2001 | 13.4% | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 12.9% | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 12.4% | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 11.8% | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 11.3% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 10.9% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 10.6% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 10.5% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 10.3% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 10.2% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 10.1% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 10.0% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 9.9% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 9.7% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 9.5% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 9.3% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 9.0% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 8.6% | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 8.3% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 7.9% | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 7.5% | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 7.1% | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 6.8% | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 6.4% | -5.9% |
| 2025 | 6.1% | -4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.8% | 10.3% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 8.3% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 6.1% | 7.9% | 6 |
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 856.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,399 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0714 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 in Malawi?
- Prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 in Malawi was 6.1% 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 Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 13.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2025.
- How does Malawi rank for prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49?
- Malawi ranks 9th out of 143 countries with data for 2025.
- Is prevalence of hiv among adults aged 15 to 49 rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi 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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