Share of the population living with HIV in Cuba
Cuba: Share of the population living with HIV was 0.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of the population living with HIV in Cuba, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the population living with hiv in Cuba stood at 0.6%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 47.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population living with hiv in Cuba peaked at 0.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
Cuba ranks 58th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of the population living with HIV in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +14.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +10.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +8.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +9.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +14.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +20.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +26.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +30.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | +31.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | +30.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +28.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +25.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +22.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +18.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +16.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +13.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +12.2% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +10.9% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +9.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +8.8% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More health data for Cuba
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.47 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2059 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,696 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 67 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -2.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0726 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -2.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0776 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population living with hiv in Cuba?
- Share of the population living with hiv in Cuba was 0.6% in 2024, according to Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population living with hiv recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population living with hiv recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Cuba rank for share of the population living with hiv?
- Cuba ranks 58th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population living with hiv rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population living with HIV. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of people aged 15-49 who test positive for HIV at a given time. This is the central estimate.