Prevalence of HIV, total in Myanmar
Myanmar: Prevalence of HIV, total was 0.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of HIV, total in Myanmar, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). Measured in % of population ages 15-49.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of hiv, total in Myanmar is 0.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of hiv, total in Myanmar peaked at 0.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1990.
That places Myanmar 41st 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 in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % of population ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1% | — |
| 1991 | 0.2% | +100.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | +50.0% |
| 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 | 0.6% | +20.0% |
| 2000 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +16.7% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | +14.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 41 Cape Verde 0.9% compare
- 41 Chad 0.9% compare
- 41 Djibouti 0.9% compare
- 41 Liberia 0.9% compare
- 41 Republic of Moldova 0.9% compare
More health data for Myanmar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.11 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1576 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,398 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,973 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.759 % 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 0.0387 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.8351 % 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 prevalence of hiv, total in Myanmar?
- Prevalence of hiv, total in Myanmar was 0.9% in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
- What is the highest prevalence of hiv, total recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2007.
- What is the lowest prevalence of hiv, total recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1990.
- How does Myanmar rank for prevalence of hiv, total?
- Myanmar ranks 41st out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of hiv, total rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar 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.