Prevalence of HIV, female (% ages 15-24) in Eritrea
Eritrea: Prevalence of HIV, female (% ages 15-24) was 0.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Prevalence of HIV, female in Eritrea, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). Measured in % ages 15-24.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of hiv, female in Eritrea is 0.2%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of hiv, female in Eritrea peaked at 1.5% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2012.
Eritrea ranks 49th of 146 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, female (% ages 15-24) in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % ages 15-24 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.1% | — |
| 1991 | 1.2% | +9.1% |
| 1992 | 1.3% | +8.3% |
| 1993 | 1.4% | +7.7% |
| 1994 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.5% | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 1.4% | -6.7% |
| 1997 | 1.3% | -7.1% |
| 1998 | 1.2% | -7.7% |
| 1999 | 1.1% | -8.3% |
| 2000 | 1.0% | -9.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | -10.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | -11.1% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | -12.5% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | -14.3% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -16.7% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -20.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -25.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -33.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 0.2% is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.3%, 67% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 0.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8%, 27% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Prevalence of HIV, female (% ages 15-24) in Eritrea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -33.3% | 0.3% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 49 Antigua and Barbuda 0.2% compare
- 49 Bahamas 0.2% compare
- 49 Cape Verde 0.2% compare
- 49 Cambodia 0.2% compare
- 49 Madagascar 0.2% compare
- 49 Saint Lucia 0.2% compare
- 49 Thailand 0.2% compare
- 49 Venezuela 0.2% compare
More health data for Eritrea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 425 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0652 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0668 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of hiv, female in Eritrea?
- Prevalence of hiv, female in Eritrea was 0.2% in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
- What is the highest prevalence of hiv, female recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 1995.
- What is the lowest prevalence of hiv, female recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2012.
- How does Eritrea rank for prevalence of hiv, female?
- Eritrea ranks 49th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of hiv, female rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), published as part of Prevalence of HIV, female (% ages 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of HIV, female is the percentage of females who are infected with HIV. Youth rates are as a percentage of the relevant age group.