Panama's adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with HIV was 1,400 in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 7.69% from 1,300 in 2014 (0.74% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 1,400 | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 1,400 | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 1,300 | 2014 |
| Highest | 1,400 | 2019 |
| Lowest | 1,100 | 1992 |
| Average since 2015 | 1,360 | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 1,200 | 1990 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Panama's adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with HIV did not change 0% on 2023 (from 1,400 to 1,400).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +0.8% and a typical year strayed about 2.6% 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 9.1% in 2006 and the biggest yearly fall was 8.3% in 1992. 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 upward, about 14.55 a year. A straight line explains 73% 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, Panama had the 56th highest value of the 132 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Panama | 1,400 | 2024 |
| World | 1.1 million | 2024 |
Closest to Panama in the 2024 ranking
- Ecuador — 53rd of 132: 1,700
- Sierra Leone — 54th of 132: 1,700
- Afghanistan — 55th of 132: 1,600
- Saudi Arabia — 57th of 132: 1,400
- Yemen, Rep. — 58th of 132: 1,400
- Guatemala — 59th of 132: 1,300
What this measures
Number of adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with HIV.
All 35 values
| Year | Adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with HIV |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,400 |
| 2023 | 1,400 |
| 2022 | 1,400 |
| 2021 | 1,400 |
| 2020 | 1,400 |
| 2019 | 1,400 |
| 2018 | 1,300 |
| 2017 | 1,300 |
| 2016 | 1,300 |
| 2015 | 1,300 |
| 2014 |
Adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with HIV in nearby economies
- Antigua and Barbuda — 100 (2024)
- Argentina — 4,600 (2024)
- Bahamas, The — 100 (2024)
- Barbados — 100 (2024)
- Belize — 200 (2024)
- Bolivia — 1,800 (2024)
- Chile — 3,800 (2024)
- Colombia — 11,000 (2023)
- Costa Rica — 1,100 (2024)
- Cuba — 1,700 (2024)
More health data for Panama
- Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 7.56% (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 7.96% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female — 546,163 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 23.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male — 574,975 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 25.16% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total — 1.12 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 24.53% (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 8.09% (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male (% of male population)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Panama's adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with HIV?
- 1,400 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1990?
- It is up 16.67% from 1,200 in 1990 (0.45% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1,400 in 2019 and the lowest 1,100 in 1992.
- How does Panama rank?
- 56th highest of 132 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with HIV unusual for Panama?
- In 2024, Panama's adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with HIV did not change 0% on 2023 (from 1,400 to 1,400). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +0.8% and a typical year strayed about 2.6% 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.HIV.INCD, 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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