Share of young men and women living with HIV in Guinea
Guinea: Share of young men and women living with HIV was 0.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.3%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
35th
of 146 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 1997
All-time low
0.2%
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Share of young men and women living with HIV in Guinea, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % ages 15-24.
Analysis
In 2024, share of young men and women living with hiv in Guinea stood at 0.3%.
That represents a change of down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of young men and women living with hiv in Guinea peaked at 0.5% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1990.
That places Guinea 35th out of 146 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Share of young men and women living with HIV in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % ages 15-24 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2% | — |
| 1991 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3% | +50.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | +33.3% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | +25.0% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -20.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -25.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 0.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 0.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3%, 86% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 35 Angola 0.3% compare
- 35 Bahamas 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 Liberia 0.3% compare
- 35 Mexico 0.3% compare
- 35 Nigeria 0.3% compare
More health data for Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.65 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8529 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,123 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 11,190 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 113 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9852 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0731 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9785 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of young men and women living with hiv in Guinea?
- Share of young men and women living with hiv in Guinea was 0.3% in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of young men and women living with hiv recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 1997.
- What is the lowest share of young men and women living with hiv recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1990.
- How does Guinea rank for share of young men and women living with hiv?
- Guinea ranks 35th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of young men and women living with hiv rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of young men and women living with HIV. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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In countries that are shown below the grey line the share of women with HIV infections is relatively higher.