Malawi's young people (ages 15-24) newly infected with HIV was 3,600 in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 74.29% from 14,000 in 2014 (12.7% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 3,600 | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 6,900 | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 14,000 | 2014 |
| Highest | 38,000 | 1992 |
| Lowest | 3,600 | 2024 |
| Average since 2015 | 7,180 | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 34,000 | 1990 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Malawi's young people (ages 15-24) newly infected with HIV fell 7.7% on 2023 (from 3,900 to 3,600).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −7.2% and a typical year strayed about 5.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 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 8.8% in 1991 and the biggest yearly fall was 16.4% in 2021. 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 the straight-line trend is downward, about 1,028 a year. A straight line explains 95% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Malawi had the 18th 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.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 3,600 | 2024 |
| World | 370,000 | 2024 |
Closest to Malawi in the 2024 ranking
- Zimbabwe — 15th of 131: 4,400
- Thailand — 16th of 131: 4,000
- Venezuela, RB — 17th of 131: 3,700
- Cameroon — 19th of 131: 3,400
- Congo, Rep. — 20th of 131: 3,400
- Viet Nam — 21st of 131: 2,900
What this measures
Number of young people (ages 15-24) newly infected with HIV.
All 35 values
| Year | Young people (ages 15-24) newly infected with HIV |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 3,600 |
| 2023 | 3,900 |
| 2022 | 4,500 |
| 2021 | 5,100 |
| 2020 | 6,100 |
| 2019 | 6,900 |
| 2018 | 8,100 |
| 2017 | 9,600 |
| 2016 | 11,000 |
| 2015 | 13,000 |
| 2014 |
Young people (ages 15-24) newly infected with HIV in nearby economies
- Angola — 6,400 (2024)
- Benin — 500 (2024)
- Botswana — 1,400 (2024)
- Burkina Faso — 940 (2024)
- Burundi — 500 (2024)
- Cabo Verde — 100 (2024)
- Cameroon — 3,400 (2024)
- Central African Republic — 1,200 (2024)
- Chad — 1,300 (2024)
- Comoros
More health data for Malawi
- Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 13.94% (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 14.71% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female — 4.45 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 39.17% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male — 4.46 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 41.13% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total — 8.91 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 40.13% (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 12.8% (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Malawi's young people (ages 15-24) newly infected with HIV?
- 3,600 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1990?
- It is down 89.41% from 34,000 in 1990 (6.39% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 38,000 in 1992 and the lowest 3,600 in 2024.
- How does Malawi rank?
- 18th highest of 131 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in young people (ages 15-24) newly infected with HIV unusual for Malawi?
- In 2024, Malawi's young people (ages 15-24) newly infected with HIV fell 7.7% on 2023 (from 3,900 to 3,600). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −7.2% and a typical year strayed about 5.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 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.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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