Argentina: Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population ages 15-49)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Argentina's prevalence of HIV, total (% of population ages 15-49) did not change 0 percentage points on 2023 (from 0.4% to 0.4%).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +0.01 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.03 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 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 0.1 percentage points in 2006. 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, Argentina had the 69th highest value of the 147 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.

Closest to Argentina in the 2024 ranking

• Mexico — 66th of 147: 0.5%
• Paraguay — 67th of 147: 0.5%
• Portugal — 68th of 147: 0.5%
• Armenia — 70th of 147: 0.4%
• Bolivia — 71st of 147: 0.4%
• Ecuador — 72nd of 147: 0.4%

What this measures

Prevalence of HIV refers to the percentage of people ages 15-49 who are infected with HIV.

Limitations: The limited availability of data on health status is a major constraint in assessing the health situation in developing countries. Surveillance data are lacking for many major public health concerns. Estimates of prevalence and incidence are available for some diseases but are often unreliable and incomplete. National health authorities differ widely in capacity and willingness to collect or report information.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 35 values

Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population ages 15-49) in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 1.1% (2024)
• Bahamas, The — 1.1% (2024)
• Barbados — 1% (2024)
• Belize — 1.2% (2024)
• Bolivia — 0.4% (2024)
• Brazil — 0.7% (2024)
• Chile — 0.7% (2024)
• Colombia — 0.6% (2024)
• Costa Rica — 0.6% (2024)
• Cuba

More health data for Argentina

• Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 5.35% (2025)
• Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 5.7% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female — 4.69 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 20.32% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male — 4.94 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 21.72% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, total — 9.64 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 21.02% (2025)
• Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 7.12% (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Argentina's prevalence of HIV, total (% of population ages 15-49)?

0.4% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1990?

It is up 0.3 percentage points from 0.1% in 1990. The highest value was 0.4% in 2006 and the lowest 0.1% in 1990.

How does Argentina rank?

69th highest of 147 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in prevalence of HIV, total (% of population ages 15-49) unusual for Argentina?

In 2024, Argentina's prevalence of HIV, total (% of population ages 15-49) did not change 0 percentage points on 2023 (from 0.4% to 0.4%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +0.01 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.03 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 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.DYN.AIDS.ZS, 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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