Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV was 9.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV in Afghanistan, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in Afghanistan stood at 9.6%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in Afghanistan peaked at 30.4% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 2024.
Afghanistan ranks 167th of 172 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 30.4% | — |
| 1991 | 29.1% | -4.4% |
| 1992 | 27.5% | -5.4% |
| 1993 | 26.1% | -5.1% |
| 1994 | 24.7% | -5.4% |
| 1995 | 23.3% | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 22.1% | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 21.0% | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 19.9% | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 19.0% | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 18.1% | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 17.2% | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 16.5% | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 15.8% | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 15.1% | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 14.4% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 13.8% | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 13.2% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 12.7% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 12.3% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 11.9% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 11.6% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 11.4% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 11.1% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 10.8% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 10.6% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 10.5% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 10.5% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 10.4% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 10.2% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 10.1% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 10.0% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 9.9% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 9.7% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 9.6% | -1.2% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 9.6% is below the median for low income countries, which is 63.4%, 15% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 9.6% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 18.4%, 52% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.3% | 19.0% | 30.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.9% | 12.3% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 10.2% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 9.6% | 10.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More health data for Afghanistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 812.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,735 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 19 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.077 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in Afghanistan?
- Women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in Afghanistan was 9.6% in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
- What is the highest women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 30.4% in 1990.
- What is the lowest women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 2024.
- How does Afghanistan rank for women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv?
- Afghanistan ranks 167th out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), published as part of Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of HIV is the percentage of people who are infected with HIV. Female rate is as a percentage of the total population ages 15+ who are living with HIV.