Share of the population infected with hiv in Peru
Peru: Share of the population infected with hiv was 0.4483 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.4483
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
70th
of 150 countries
All-time high
0.4483
in 2024
All-time low
0.3444
in 2009
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Share of the population infected with hiv in Peru, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Peru recorded 0.4483 for share of the population infected with hiv in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population infected with hiv in Peru peaked at 0.4483 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3444, in 2009.
Peru ranks 70th 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 Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3495 | — |
| 1991 | 0.3691 | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 0.3839 | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3947 | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.4001 | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.4023 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.4019 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.3979 | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.3924 | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.3864 | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.3801 | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.3727 | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.3655 | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.3589 | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.3535 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3486 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3464 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.3454 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3445 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.3444 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3453 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3471 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3502 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.355 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3604 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3663 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.3748 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3849 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3951 | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.4063 | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.4156 | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.4257 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.4343 | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.442 | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.4483 | +1.4% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.4483 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4195, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.4483 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6323, 71% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3878 | 0.3495 | 0.4023 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.356 | 0.3444 | 0.3801 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3685 | 0.3453 | 0.4063 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4332 | 0.4156 | 0.4483 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More health data for Peru
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.88 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5045 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 782 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3081 % 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 0.038 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.302 % 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 0.0394 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population infected with hiv in Peru?
- Share of the population infected with hiv in Peru was 0.4483 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population infected with hiv recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4483 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population infected with hiv recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3444 in 2009.
- How does Peru rank for share of the population infected with hiv?
- Peru ranks 70th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population infected with hiv rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru 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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