Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV in Madagascar
Madagascar: Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV was 47.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV in Madagascar, 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 Madagascar is 47.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in Madagascar peaked at 47.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.4%, in 1990.
Madagascar ranks 55th 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 Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 26.4% | — |
| 1991 | 28.1% | +6.4% |
| 1992 | 29.8% | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 31.5% | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 33.1% | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 34.7% | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 36.1% | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 37.4% | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 38.7% | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 39.9% | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 40.9% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 41.8% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 42.6% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 43.3% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 43.9% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 44.3% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 44.7% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 45.0% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 45.3% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 45.5% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 45.6% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 45.8% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 45.9% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 46.1% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 46.2% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 46.3% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 46.4% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 46.5% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 46.6% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 46.7% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 46.8% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 46.9% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 47.1% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 47.2% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 47.3% | +0.2% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 47.3% is below the median for low income countries, which is 63.4%, 75% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 47.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 63.7%, 74% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.6% | 26.4% | 39.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.7% | 40.9% | 45.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.2% | 45.6% | 46.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.1% | 46.8% | 47.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 52 Cambodia 48.1% compare
- 53 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 48.1% compare
- 54 Cape Verde 47.5% compare
- 56 Algeria 46.6% compare
- 57 Belize 46.6% compare
- 58 Uzbekistan 46.5% compare
More health data for Madagascar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.87 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4912 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 920.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,569 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 63 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.071 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in Madagascar?
- Women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in Madagascar was 47.3% 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 47.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.4% in 1990.
- How does Madagascar rank for women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv?
- Madagascar ranks 55th out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.