Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV was 29.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1991–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). Measured in %.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan recorded 29.3% for women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 39.5% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 29.3%, in 2024.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 18th of 20 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 39.5% | — |
| 1992 | 38.2% | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 37.5% | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 37.0% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 36.4% | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 36.5% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 36.0% | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 35.3% | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 34.9% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 34.5% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 34.2% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 33.5% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 33.1% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 33.1% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 32.7% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 32.2% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 32.0% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 31.6% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 31.4% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 31.3% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 30.8% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 30.5% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 30.6% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 30.2% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 30.3% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 30.1% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 30.1% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 30.0% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 30.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 29.9% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 29.6% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 29.6% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 29.4% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 29.3% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.8% | 34.9% | 39.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 32.8% | 31.4% | 34.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.4% | 30.0% | 31.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.6% | 29.3% | 29.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 29.3% 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 39.5% in 1991.
- What is the lowest women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.3% in 2024.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 18th out of 20 groups with data for 2024.
- Is women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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.