Prevalence of HIV, male in Bahamas
Bahamas: Prevalence of HIV, male was 0.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of HIV, male in Bahamas, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). Measured in % ages 15-24.
Analysis
In 2024, prevalence of hiv, male in Bahamas stood at 0.3%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 25.0% on the previous year and down 57.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of hiv, male in Bahamas peaked at 1.8% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2024.
Bahamas ranks 35th of 146 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Prevalence of HIV, male in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % ages 15-24 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.6% | — |
| 1991 | 1.7% | +6.2% |
| 1992 | 1.8% | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.7% | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 1.6% | -5.9% |
| 1998 | 1.5% | -6.3% |
| 1999 | 1.4% | -6.7% |
| 2000 | 1.3% | -7.1% |
| 2001 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | -8.3% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | -9.1% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -11.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -14.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -16.7% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -20.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | -25.0% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 0.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 3.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 0.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3%, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Prevalence of HIV, male in Bahamas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -25.0% | 0.4% | 0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.7% | 1.4% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 35 Angola 0.3% compare
- 35 Belize 0.3% compare
- 35 Cambodia 0.3% compare
- 35 Chad 0.3% compare
- 35 Chile 0.3% compare
- 35 Cuba 0.3% compare
- 35 Djibouti 0.3% compare
- 35 Dominica 0.3% compare
- 35 Dominican Republic 0.3% compare
- 35 Ghana 0.3% compare
- 35 Guinea 0.3% compare
- 35 Liberia 0.3% compare
- 35 Mexico 0.3% compare
- 35 Nigeria 0.3% 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, male in Bahamas?
- Prevalence of hiv, male in Bahamas was 0.3% in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
- What is the highest prevalence of hiv, male recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 1992.
- What is the lowest prevalence of hiv, male recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2024.
- How does Bahamas rank for prevalence of hiv, male?
- Bahamas ranks 35th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of hiv, male rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), published as part of Prevalence of HIV, male (% ages 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of HIV, male is the percentage of males who are infected with HIV. Youth rates are as a percentage of the relevant age group.