Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population ages 15-49) (UNAIDS) in Argentina
Argentina: Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population ages 15-49) (UNAIDS) was 0.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of HIV, total in Argentina, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). Measured in % of population ages 15-49.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 0.4% for prevalence of hiv, total in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of hiv, total in Argentina peaked at 0.4% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1990.
That places Argentina 69th out of 152 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population ages 15-49) (UNAIDS) in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % of population ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1% | — |
| 1991 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | +100.0% |
| 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 | 0.3% | +50.0% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | +33.3% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 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 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 0.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 0.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6%, 67% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
More health data for Argentina
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6333 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 684 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.7 % 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 0.0269 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0283 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of hiv, total in Argentina?
- Prevalence of hiv, total in Argentina was 0.4% in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
- What is the highest prevalence of hiv, total recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2006.
- What is the lowest prevalence of hiv, total recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1990.
- How does Argentina rank for prevalence of hiv, total?
- Argentina ranks 69th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of hiv, total rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), published as part of Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population ages 15-49). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of HIV refers to the percentage of people ages 15-49 who are infected with HIV.