Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV in Arab World
Arab World: Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV was 37.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV in Arab World, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). Measured in %.
Analysis
Arab World recorded 37.6% for women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in Arab World peaked at 44.5% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 37.1%, in 2014.
Arab World ranks 15th of 20 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Arab World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 44.5% | — |
| 1991 | 43.7% | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 42.7% | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 42.4% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 41.8% | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 41.7% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 41.8% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 41.3% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 40.7% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 40.5% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 40.0% | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 39.7% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 39.3% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 39.1% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 38.9% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 38.5% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 38.2% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 37.9% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 37.7% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 37.5% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 37.5% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 37.4% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 37.4% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 37.2% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 37.1% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 37.1% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 37.3% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 37.4% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 37.5% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 37.5% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 37.6% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 37.5% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 37.5% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 37.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 37.6% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.1% | 40.5% | 44.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.7% | 37.5% | 40.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.3% | 37.1% | 37.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.5% | 37.5% | 37.6% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in Arab World?
- Women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in Arab World was 37.6% 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 Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 44.5% in 1990.
- What is the lowest women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.1% in 2014.
- How does Arab World rank for women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv?
- Arab World ranks 15th out of 20 groups with data for 2024.
- Is women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Arab World 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.