Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV in Uruguay
Uruguay: Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV was 35.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV in Uruguay, 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 Uruguay stood at 35.0%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in Uruguay peaked at 35.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 28.8%, in 1990.
That places Uruguay 86th out of 172 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 28.8% | — |
| 1991 | 29.0% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 29.2% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 29.4% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 29.6% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 29.8% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 30.1% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 30.4% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 30.8% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 31.1% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 31.5% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 31.9% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 32.3% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 32.7% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 33.1% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 33.4% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 33.5% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 33.7% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 33.8% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 33.8% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 33.9% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 33.9% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 33.9% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 33.9% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 33.9% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 33.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 33.9% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 34.0% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 34.1% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 34.3% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 34.5% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 34.7% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 34.8% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 34.9% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 35.0% | +0.3% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 35.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 24.6%, 1.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 35.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 34.7%, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.8% | 28.8% | 31.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.0% | 31.5% | 33.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.9% | 33.9% | 34.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.8% | 34.5% | 35.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More health data for Uruguay
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6727 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,631 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 31 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.79 % 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 0.0241 units per person (2025)
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- 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 Uruguay?
- Women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in Uruguay was 35.0% 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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 35.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.8% in 1990.
- How does Uruguay rank for women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv?
- Uruguay ranks 86th out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay 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.