Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV in Bhutan
Bhutan: Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV was 42.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV in Bhutan, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). Measured in %.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 42.3% for women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in Bhutan peaked at 42.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 24.2%, in 1990.
Bhutan ranks 64th 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 Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 24.2% | — |
| 1991 | 25.8% | +6.8% |
| 1992 | 27.5% | +6.4% |
| 1993 | 29.1% | +5.9% |
| 1994 | 30.7% | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 32.2% | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 33.6% | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 34.9% | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 36.2% | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 36.9% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 37.5% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 37.9% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 38.1% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 38.2% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 38.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 38.6% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 39.2% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 39.7% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 40.1% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 40.5% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 40.9% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 41.3% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 41.7% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 42.0% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 42.2% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 42.3% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 42.4% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 42.4% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 42.3% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 42.3% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 42.3% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 42.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 42.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 42.3% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 42.3% | +0.0% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 42.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 50.9%, 83% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 42.3% is above the median for South Asia, which is 37.2%, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.1% | 24.2% | 36.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.8% | 37.5% | 40.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.0% | 40.9% | 42.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.3% | 42.3% | 42.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
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Frequently asked questions
- What is women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in Bhutan?
- Women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in Bhutan was 42.3% 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 Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 42.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.2% in 1990.
- How does Bhutan rank for women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv?
- Bhutan ranks 64th out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan 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.