Prevalence of hiv percentage of males and females ages 15 24 infected in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Prevalence of hiv percentage of males and females ages 15 24 infected was 0.2 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
50th
of 146 countries
All-time high
0.8
in 1991
All-time low
0.2
in 2021
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Prevalence of hiv percentage of males and females ages 15 24 infected in Ethiopia, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, prevalence of hiv percentage of males and females ages 15 24 infected in Ethiopia stood at 0.2. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of hiv percentage of males and females ages 15 24 infected in Ethiopia peaked at 0.8 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.2, in 2021.
That places Ethiopia 50th out of 146 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Prevalence of hiv percentage of males and females ages 15 24 infected in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.7 | — |
| 1991 | 0.8 | +14.3% |
| 1992 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.7 | -12.5% |
| 1997 | 0.6 | -14.3% |
| 1998 | 0.5 | -16.7% |
| 1999 | 0.4 | -20.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3 | -25.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4 | +33.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3 | -25.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2 | -33.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0.2 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0.2 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.35, 57% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.69 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.32 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.37 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.22 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 5 |
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More health data for Ethiopia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9494 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 19,997 (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.34 % 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 0.0709 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0742 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of hiv percentage of males and females ages 15 24 infected in Ethiopia?
- Prevalence of hiv percentage of males and females ages 15 24 infected in Ethiopia was 0.2 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest prevalence of hiv percentage of males and females ages 15 24 infected recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8 in 1991.
- What is the lowest prevalence of hiv percentage of males and females ages 15 24 infected recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2 in 2021.
- How does Ethiopia rank for prevalence of hiv percentage of males and females ages 15 24 infected?
- Ethiopia ranks 50th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of hiv percentage of males and females ages 15 24 infected rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Prevalence of hiv percentage of males and females ages 15 24 infected with hiv. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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