Afghanistan's incidence of HIV, all (per 1,000 uninfected population) was 0.1 in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is unchanged at from 0.1 in 2014.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 0.1 | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 0.1 | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 0.1 | 2014 |
| Highest | 0.1 | 1997 |
| Lowest | 0.01 | 1990 |
| Average since 2015 | 0.1 | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 0.01 | 1990 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Afghanistan's incidence of HIV, all (per 1,000 uninfected population) did not change 0 on 2023 (from 0.1 to 0.1).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +0.003 and a typical year strayed about 0.02 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.09 in 1997. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains less than 1% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Afghanistan had the 76th highest value of the 138 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 0.1 | 2024 |
| World | 0.16 | 2024 |
| Low income | 0.35 | 2024 |
Closest to Afghanistan in the 2024 ranking
- Kazakhstan — 73rd of 138: 0.11
- Thailand — 74th of 138: 0.11
- Timor-Leste — 75th of 138: 0.11
- Albania — 77th of 138: 0.1
- Algeria — 78th of 138: 0.1
- Azerbaijan — 79th of 138: 0.1
What this measures
Number of new HIV infections among uninfected populations expressed per 1,000 uninfected population in the year before the period.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 35 values
| Year | Incidence of HIV, all (per 1,000 uninfected population) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.1 |
| 2023 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 0.1 |
| 2018 | 0.1 |
| 2017 | 0.1 |
| 2016 | 0.1 |
| 2015 | 0.1 |
| 2014 |
Incidence of HIV, all (per 1,000 uninfected population) in nearby economies
More health data for Afghanistan
- Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 15.55% (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 15.91% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female — 9.12 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 42.04% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male — 9.54 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 43.07% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total — 18.66 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 42.56% (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 13.99% (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Afghanistan's incidence of HIV, all (per 1,000 uninfected population)?
- 0.1 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1990?
- It is up 900% from 0.01 in 1990 (7.01% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 0.1 in 1997 and the lowest 0.01 in 1990.
- How does Afghanistan rank?
- 76th highest of 138 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in incidence of HIV, all (per 1,000 uninfected population) unusual for Afghanistan?
- In 2024, Afghanistan's incidence of HIV, all (per 1,000 uninfected population) did not change 0 on 2023 (from 0.1 to 0.1). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +0.003 and a typical year strayed about 0.02 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SH.HIV.INCD.TL.P3, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), uri: https://aidsinfo.unaids.org/, publisher: UNAIDS, date accessed: 2025-08-27, date published: 2025-07 Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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