Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV in Malta
Malta: Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV was 19.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV in Malta, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). Measured in %.
Analysis
Malta recorded 19.1% for women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in Malta peaked at 31.2% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 19.1%, in 2024.
Malta ranks 138th of 172 countries on this measure, 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 Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 31.1% | — |
| 1991 | 31.2% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 31.2% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 31.2% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 31.1% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 30.9% | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 30.5% | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 30.0% | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 29.4% | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 28.8% | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 28.1% | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 27.6% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 27.1% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 26.6% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 26.2% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 25.8% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 25.4% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 25.1% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 24.8% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 24.4% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 24.1% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 23.7% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 23.3% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 22.9% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 22.5% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 22.1% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 21.7% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 21.4% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 21.0% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 20.6% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 20.2% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 19.8% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 19.6% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 19.3% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 19.1% | -1.2% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 19.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 24.6%, 77% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Malta's 19.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 18.4%, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.5% | 28.8% | 31.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.1% | 24.4% | 28.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.3% | 20.6% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.6% | 19.1% | 20.2% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in Malta?
- Women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in Malta was 19.1% 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 Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 31.2% in 1993.
- What is the lowest women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.1% in 2024.
- How does Malta rank for women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv?
- Malta ranks 138th out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta 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.