Share of the population infected with hiv in Myanmar
Myanmar: Share of the population infected with hiv was 0.8886 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population infected with hiv in Myanmar, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the population infected with hiv in Myanmar stood at 0.8886.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population infected with hiv in Myanmar peaked at 0.8997 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0827, in 1990.
Myanmar ranks 47th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Share of the population infected with hiv in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0827 | — |
| 1991 | 0.1636 | +97.8% |
| 1992 | 0.2394 | +46.3% |
| 1993 | 0.2938 | +22.8% |
| 1994 | 0.3395 | +15.5% |
| 1995 | 0.3822 | +12.6% |
| 1996 | 0.4266 | +11.6% |
| 1997 | 0.4745 | +11.2% |
| 1998 | 0.527 | +11.1% |
| 1999 | 0.5861 | +11.2% |
| 2000 | 0.6451 | +10.1% |
| 2001 | 0.6978 | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 0.7428 | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7803 | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 0.81 | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.8319 | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.8482 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8606 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.8692 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8736 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.8759 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.878 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.8813 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.886 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.8909 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.8951 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.8983 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.8997 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8995 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8981 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8959 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8957 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.8951 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.8924 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.8886 | -0.4% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 0.8886 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7748, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 0.8886 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3551, 2.5× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of the population infected with hiv in Myanmar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +97.8% | 0.0827 | 0.1636 |
| 1992 | +46.3% | 0.1636 | 0.2394 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3515 | 0.0827 | 0.5861 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7959 | 0.6451 | 0.8736 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8903 | 0.8759 | 0.8997 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8935 | 0.8886 | 0.8959 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 44 Liberia 0.9181 compare
- 45 Cape Verde 0.9155 compare
- 46 Djibouti 0.9095 compare
- 48 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.8139 compare
- 49 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.7863 compare
- 50 Burundi 0.7793 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,973 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0409 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population infected with hiv in Myanmar?
- Share of the population infected with hiv in Myanmar was 0.8886 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population infected with hiv recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8997 in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of the population infected with hiv recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0827 in 1990.
- How does Myanmar rank for share of the population infected with hiv?
- Myanmar ranks 47th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population infected with hiv rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population infected with hiv. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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