Iraq: Young people (ages 15-24) newly infected with HIV

Key figures

What the numbers say

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 100% in 2024. 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 27% 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, Iraq had the 72nd highest value of the 131 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 Iraq in the 2024 ranking

• Fiji — 73rd of 131: 200
• Gambia, The — 74th of 131: 200
• Greece — 75th of 131: 200
• Libya — 77th of 131: 200
• Niger — 78th of 131: 200
• Romania — 79th of 131: 200

What this measures

Number of young people (ages 15-24) newly infected with HIV.

All 35 values

Young people (ages 15-24) newly infected with HIV in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — 500 (2024)
• Algeria — 870 (2024)
• Bahrain — 100 (2024)
• Djibouti — 100 (2024)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 1,200 (2024)
• Jordan — 100 (2024)
• Libya — 200 (2024)
• Malta — 100 (2024)
• Morocco — 100 (2024)
• Oman — 100 (2024)

More health data for Iraq

• Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 11.8% (2025)
• Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 12.3% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female — 8.26 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 35.28% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male — 8.68 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 36.77% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, total — 16.94 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 36.03% (2025)
• Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 11.45% (2025)
• Population ages 05-09, male (% of male population)

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Questions people ask

What is Iraq's young people (ages 15-24) newly infected with HIV?

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

How has it changed since 1990?

It is up 100% from 100 in 1990 (2.06% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 200 in 2024 and the lowest 100 in 1990.

How does Iraq rank?

72nd highest of 131 economies with data for 2024.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, 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.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SH.HIV.INCD.YG, 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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