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Share of young men and women living with HIV in Malaysia

Malaysia: Share of young men and women living with HIV was 0.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.1%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
70th
of 146 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 1990
All-time low
0.1%
in 1998
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Share of young men and women living with HIV in Malaysia, 1990–2024

00.050.10.150.21990200720241990: 0.2 % ages 15-241991: 0.2 % ages 15-241992: 0.2 % ages 15-241993: 0.2 % ages 15-241994: 0.2 % ages 15-241995: 0.2 % ages 15-241996: 0.2 % ages 15-241997: 0.2 % ages 15-241998: 0.1 % ages 15-241999: 0.1 % ages 15-242000: 0.1 % ages 15-242001: 0.1 % ages 15-242002: 0.1 % ages 15-242003: 0.1 % ages 15-242004: 0.1 % ages 15-242005: 0.1 % ages 15-242006: 0.1 % ages 15-242007: 0.1 % ages 15-242008: 0.1 % ages 15-242009: 0.1 % ages 15-242010: 0.1 % ages 15-242011: 0.1 % ages 15-242012: 0.1 % ages 15-242013: 0.1 % ages 15-242014: 0.1 % ages 15-242015: 0.1 % ages 15-242016: 0.1 % ages 15-242017: 0.1 % ages 15-242018: 0.1 % ages 15-242019: 0.1 % ages 15-242020: 0.1 % ages 15-242021: 0.1 % ages 15-242022: 0.1 % ages 15-242023: 0.1 % ages 15-242024: 0.1 % ages 15-24

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 Malaysia stood at 0.1%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of young men and women living with hiv in Malaysia peaked at 0.2% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1998.

That places Malaysia 70th 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.

Share of young men and women living with HIV in Malaysia, year by year

Year % ages 15-24 Change
1990 0.2% —
1991 0.2% +0.0%
1992 0.2% +0.0%
1993 0.2% +0.0%
1994 0.2% +0.0%
1995 0.2% +0.0%
1996 0.2% +0.0%
1997 0.2% +0.0%
1998 0.1% -50.0%
1999 0.1% +0.0%
2000 0.1% +0.0%
2001 0.1% +0.0%
2002 0.1% +0.0%
2003 0.1% +0.0%
2004 0.1% +0.0%
2005 0.1% +0.0%
2006 0.1% +0.0%
2007 0.1% +0.0%
2008 0.1% +0.0%
2009 0.1% +0.0%
2010 0.1% +0.0%
2011 0.1% +0.0%
2012 0.1% +0.0%
2013 0.1% +0.0%
2014 0.1% +0.0%
2015 0.1% +0.0%
2016 0.1% +0.0%
2017 0.1% +0.0%
2018 0.1% +0.0%
2019 0.1% +0.0%
2020 0.1% +0.0%
2021 0.1% +0.0%
2022 0.1% +0.0%
2023 0.1% +0.0%
2024 0.1% +0.0%

Malaysia compared with similar countries

  • Malaysia's 0.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
  • Malaysia's 0.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2%, 67% of the median. (18 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 10
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 10
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 10
2020s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of young men and women living with hiv in Malaysia?
Share of young men and women living with hiv in Malaysia was 0.1% 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 Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 1990.
What is the lowest share of young men and women living with hiv recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1998.
How does Malaysia rank for share of young men and women living with hiv?
Malaysia ranks 70th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of young men and women living with hiv rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Malaysia 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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Indicator
Share of young men and women living with HIV
Unit
% ages 15-24
Source
UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
146 places, 5,107 data points, 1990–2024
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In countries that are shown below the grey line the share of women with HIV infections is relatively higher.