Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV in Mexico
Mexico: Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV was 17.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV in Mexico, 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 Mexico stood at 17.8%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in Mexico peaked at 18.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 17.8%, in 2024.
Mexico ranks 144th of 172 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17.9% | — |
| 1991 | 17.9% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 17.9% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 17.9% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 17.9% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 17.8% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 17.8% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 17.8% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 17.9% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 17.9% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 17.9% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 18.0% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 18.0% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 18.0% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 18.1% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 18.1% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 18.1% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 18.1% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 18.1% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 18.1% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 18.0% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 18.0% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 17.9% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 18.0% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 18.1% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 18.2% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 18.2% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 18.2% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 18.2% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 18.1% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 18.1% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 18.1% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 18.0% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 17.9% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 17.8% | -0.8% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 17.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32.7%, 54% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 17.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 34.7%, 51% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.9% | 17.8% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.1% | 17.9% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.1% | 17.9% | 18.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.0% | 17.8% | 18.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More health data for Mexico
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6599 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,312 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,760 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.9607 % 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 0.0377 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.9678 % 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 Mexico?
- Women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in Mexico was 17.8% 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 18.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.8% in 2024.
- How does Mexico rank for women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv?
- Mexico ranks 144th out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mexico 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.