Peru: Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49 (per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Peru's incidence of HIV, ages 15-49 (per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49) fell 0.01 on 2023 (from 0.34 to 0.33).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −0.00533 and a typical year strayed about 0.02 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 0.03 in 2016 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.03 in 1994. 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, Peru had the 50th 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.

Closest to Peru in the 2024 ranking

• Sierra Leone — 48th of 138: 0.38
• Cuba — 49th of 138: 0.35
• Myanmar — 50th of 138: 0.33
• St. Lucia — 52nd of 138: 0.33
• St. Vincent and the Grenadines — 53rd of 138: 0.32
• Chad — 54th of 138: 0.3

What this measures

Number of new HIV infections among uninfected populations ages 15-49 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

Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49 (per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49) in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 0.73 (2024)
• Argentina — 0.2 (2024)
• Bahamas, The — 0.19 (2024)
• Barbados — 0.55 (2024)
• Belize — 0.75 (2024)
• Bolivia — 0.27 (2024)
• Brazil — 0.47 (2024)
• Chile — 0.38 (2024)
• Colombia

More health data for Peru

• Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 7.56% (2025)
• Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 7.93% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female — 4.01 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 23.06% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male — 4.16 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 24.17% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, total — 8.16 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 23.61% (2025)
• Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 7.64% (2025)
• Population ages 05-09, male (% of male population)

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Questions people ask

What is Peru's incidence of HIV, ages 15-49 (per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49)?

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

How has it changed since 1990?

It is down 40% from 0.55 in 1990 (1.49% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 0.55 in 1990 and the lowest 0.25 in 2010.

How does Peru rank?

50th highest of 138 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in incidence of HIV, ages 15-49 (per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49) unusual for Peru?

In 2024, Peru's incidence of HIV, ages 15-49 (per 1,000 uninfected population ages 15-49) fell 0.01 on 2023 (from 0.34 to 0.33). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −0.00533 and a typical year strayed about 0.02 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.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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