Share of young men and women living with HIV in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis: Share of young men and women living with HIV was 0.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of young men and women living with HIV in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % ages 15-24.
Analysis
Saint Kitts and Nevis recorded 0.5% for share of young men and women living with hiv in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.7% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of young men and women living with hiv in Saint Kitts and Nevis peaked at 0.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1990.
Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 17th of 146 countries on this measure, 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 Saint Kitts and Nevis, year by year
| Year | % ages 15-24 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1% | — |
| 1991 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | +100.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | +50.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +33.3% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +25.0% |
| 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 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +20.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | -16.7% |
Saint Kitts and Nevis compared with similar countries
- Saint Kitts and Nevis's 0.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 5.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Saint Kitts and Nevis's 0.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3%, 1.7× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 5 |
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More health data for Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2094)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2397 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,623 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 0 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.53 % 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 0.0289 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.34 % 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 Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Share of young men and women living with hiv in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 0.5% 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 Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of young men and women living with hiv recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1990.
- How does Saint Kitts and Nevis rank for share of young men and women living with hiv?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 17th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of young men and women living with hiv rising or falling in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Kitts and Nevis 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.