Singapore: Adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with HIV

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2023, Singapore's adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with HIV did not change 0% on 2022 (from 200 to 200).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1993 to 2022), the average change was +6.3% and a typical year strayed about 34.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 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 150% in 2000 and the biggest yearly fall was 60% in 2022. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2014 to 2023 the straight-line trend is downward, about 29.09 a year. A straight line explains 48% 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

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Closest to Singapore in the 2023 ranking

• Colombia — 1st of 4: 11,000
• France — 2nd of 4: 3,100
• Netherlands — 3rd of 4: 500

What this measures

Number of adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with HIV.

All 34 values

Adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with HIV in nearby economies

• Australia — 500 (2022)
• Cambodia — 1,200 (2024)
• Fiji — 1,200 (2024)
• Lao PDR — 1,100 (2024)
• Malaysia — 2,500 (2024)
• Mongolia — 100 (2024)
• Myanmar — 9,700 (2024)
• New Zealand — 100 (2024)
• Papua New Guinea — 7,600 (2024)
• Philippines — 30,000 (2024)

More health data for Singapore

• Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 4.06% (2025)
• Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 3.99% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female — 348,990 (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 11.81% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male — 365,355 (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 11.57% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, total — 714,345 (2025)
• Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 11.69% (2025)
• Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 3.94% (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Singapore's adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with HIV?

200 in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1990?

It is up 100% from 100 in 1990 (2.12% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 500 in 2000 and the lowest 100 in 1990.

Is the latest change in adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with HIV unusual for Singapore?

In 2023, Singapore's adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with HIV did not change 0% on 2022 (from 200 to 200). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1993 to 2022), the average change was +6.3% and a typical year strayed about 34.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

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, 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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