Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV in Egypt
Egypt: Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV was 17.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV in Egypt, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in Egypt is 17.7%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in Egypt peaked at 42.8% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 16.3%, in 2018.
That places Egypt 145th out of 172 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 42.8% | — |
| 1991 | 42.4% | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 41.9% | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 41.3% | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 40.6% | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 39.8% | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 39.0% | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 38.0% | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 36.9% | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 35.7% | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 34.5% | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 33.3% | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 32.0% | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 30.7% | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 29.3% | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 27.9% | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 26.6% | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 25.2% | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 23.8% | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 22.5% | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 21.3% | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 20.3% | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 19.3% | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 18.5% | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 17.7% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 17.1% | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 16.6% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 16.3% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 16.3% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 16.3% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 16.4% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 16.6% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 16.9% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 17.3% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 17.7% | +2.5% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 17.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 50.9%, 35% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 17.7% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 18.4%, 96% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.8% | 35.7% | 42.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.6% | 22.5% | 34.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.0% | 16.3% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.0% | 16.4% | 17.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More health data for Egypt
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.46 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7884 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 946 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 7,225 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.3993 % 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 0.0487 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.4524 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in Egypt?
- Women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in Egypt was 17.7% 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 42.8% in 1990.
- What is the lowest women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.3% in 2018.
- How does Egypt rank for women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv?
- Egypt ranks 145th out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt 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.