Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV was 32.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV in Bangladesh, 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 Bangladesh stood at 32.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in Bangladesh peaked at 32.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 23.4%, in 2003.
Bangladesh ranks 98th of 172 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.
Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 25.9% | — |
| 1991 | 26.6% | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 26.9% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 27.1% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 27.0% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 26.9% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 26.8% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 26.7% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 26.5% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 25.9% | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 24.9% | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 24.0% | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 23.5% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 23.4% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 23.8% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 24.6% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 25.8% | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 27.1% | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 28.3% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 29.4% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 30.4% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 31.3% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 31.7% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 32.0% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 32.0% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 32.0% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 32.1% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 32.3% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 32.5% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 32.7% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 32.8% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 32.8% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 32.8% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 32.7% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 32.4% | -0.9% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 32.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 50.9%, 64% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 32.4% is below the median for South Asia, which is 37.2%, 87% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.6% | 25.9% | 27.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.5% | 23.4% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.9% | 30.4% | 32.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.7% | 32.4% | 32.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
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Frequently asked questions
- What is women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in Bangladesh?
- Women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in Bangladesh was 32.4% 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 Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 32.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.4% in 2003.
- How does Bangladesh rank for women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv?
- Bangladesh ranks 98th out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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.