Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV in Malaysia
Malaysia: Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV was 19.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV in Malaysia, 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 Malaysia stood at 19.2%.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in Malaysia peaked at 19.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 1990.
That places Malaysia 137th out of 172 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.2% | — |
| 1991 | 4.2% | +30.6% |
| 1992 | 5.3% | +25.0% |
| 1993 | 6.3% | +19.6% |
| 1994 | 7.3% | +15.6% |
| 1995 | 8.2% | +12.6% |
| 1996 | 9.0% | +10.5% |
| 1997 | 9.8% | +8.6% |
| 1998 | 10.6% | +7.5% |
| 1999 | 11.2% | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 11.7% | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 12.1% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 12.5% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 12.9% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 13.4% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 13.9% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 14.4% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 15.0% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 15.5% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 16.0% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 16.5% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 16.9% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 17.2% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 17.5% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 17.7% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 18.0% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 18.2% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 18.3% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 18.5% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 18.6% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 18.7% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 19.0% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 19.1% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 19.2% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 19.2% | -0.2% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 19.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32.7%, 59% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 19.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 29.6%, 65% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV in Malaysia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +30.6% | 3.2% | 4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.5% | 3.2% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.8% | 11.7% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 16.5% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.1% | 18.7% | 19.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More health data for Malaysia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9119 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2888 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,250 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 652 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 18 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.7207 % 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 0.0297 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5991 % 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 Malaysia?
- Women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in Malaysia was 19.2% 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 Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 1990.
- How does Malaysia rank for women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv?
- Malaysia ranks 137th out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia 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.